Question 1

President Harry Truman responded to the 1946 election results by

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A)  deciding not to run for office in 1948.
B)  becoming more conservative.
C)  proposing a major civil rights bill.
D)  abandoning his Fair Deal.
E)  calling his opponents "soft on communism."F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The Truman Doctrine called for the United States to send troops to Greece and Turkey.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In mid-1948,President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session with the expectation they would do very little.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Senator Joseph McCarthy routinely accused the Democrats of committing "twenty years of ________."

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Question 5

Liberals who founded the Americans for Democratic Action were so unhappy with President Truman in 1948 that they were ready to leave the Democratic Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In designing the structure of the new United Nations,planners called for

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A)  each nation on the Security Council to have veto power over the others.
B)  a General Assembly in which select nations would have voting rights.
C)  the president of the UN to be selected from one of the five major powers.
D)  membership to be limited to one hundred nations.
E)  Germany and Japan to be added to the Security Council after twenty-five years.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

In 1950,the Truman administration responded to the onset of fighting in Korea by

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A)  declaring war on North Korea.
B)  calling on the United Nations to intervene.
C)  warning China not to intervene.
D)  threatening the use of atomic weapons.
E)  telling South Korea to stand down.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

What are the similarities and differences between the rising fear of communism in the United States after World War II and the Red Scare that followed World War I?

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The rising fear of communism in the Unit...

Question 9

In 1947,the first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

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A)  labor unions.
B)  the Democratic Party.
C)  the State Department.
D)  the American Communist Party.
E)  the movie industry.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

President Truman's decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur was supported by many prominent American military leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What role did wartime diplomacy,personalities,and tensions play in the coming of the Cold War?

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Wartime diplomacy, personalities, and te...

Question 12

President Truman's seizure of the steel mills was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at ________.

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Question 14

The most important question at the Tehran Conference concerned the future of ________.

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The answer of The most important question at the Tehran...

Question 15

In 1950,Alger Hiss was convicted of spying on the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The National Security Act represented an attempt by Congress to gain a measure of control over the making of American foreign policy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The election of 1952 saw

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A)  a contest between two war heroes,neither of whom had ever held elective office.
B)  President Harry Truman run for another term.
C)  Richard Nixon forced to step down from the Republican ticket.
D)  Joseph McCarthy run for president.
E)  television play a significant role in the campaign.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

President Truman met with Stalin for the first and only time at ________.

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Question 19

The "zones of occupation" for postwar Germany left Berlin well inside the Soviet zone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1948,President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

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A)  sending American paratroopers into West Berlin.
B)  airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
C)  threatening war with the Soviet Union.
D)  encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions.
E)  creating a blockade of East Berlin.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 27: The Cold War

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Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at ________.

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President Truman met with Stalin for the first and only time at ________.

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What role did wartime diplomacy,personalities,and tensions play in the coming of the Cold War?

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President Truman's seizure of the steel mills was sanctioned by the Supreme Court.

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President Harry Truman responded to the 1946 election results by

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The "zones of occupation" for postwar Germany left Berlin well inside the Soviet zone.

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Senator Joseph McCarthy routinely accused the Democrats of committing "twenty years of ________."

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What are the similarities and differences between the rising fear of communism in the United States after World War II and the Red Scare that followed World War I?

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Liberals who founded the Americans for Democratic Action were so unhappy with President Truman in 1948 that they were ready to leave the Democratic Party.

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In 1950,Alger Hiss was convicted of spying on the United States.

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In 1947,the first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

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The most important question at the Tehran Conference concerned the future of ________.

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In designing the structure of the new United Nations,planners called for

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In mid-1948,President Truman called the Republican-controlled Congress into special session with the expectation they would do very little.

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In 1948,President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

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In 1950,the Truman administration responded to the onset of fighting in Korea by

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The Truman Doctrine called for the United States to send troops to Greece and Turkey.

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