Question 1

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 2

At the Teheran Conference in late 1943,

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A)   Franklin Roosevelt knew Joseph Stalin urgently needed American aid in fighting Germany.
B)   Winston Churchill agreed to enter the war in the Pacific as soon as Germany was defeated.
C)   Franklin Roosevelt urged Joseph Stalin to postpone his westward offensive.
D)   it was agreed that Poland should be put under Soviet control after the war.
E)   Franklin Roosevelt promised an Anglo-American second front within six months.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

At the conclusion of the Yalta Conference in 1945,basic disagreements remained on

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A)   the government of Poland.
B)   the unification of Germany.
C)   war reparations to the Soviet Union.
D)   both the government of Poland and the unification of Germany.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

By 1945,the Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek had

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A)   grown antagonistic toward the United States.
B)   designs on taking over conquered Japan.
C)   little popular support.
D)   drifted toward communism.
E)   willingly ceded authority to Mao Zedong.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Some writers were barred from employment in the movie industry when Hollywood adopted a(n)________ of those of "suspicious loyalty."

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Question 6

To what degree was communism a genuine threat to the interests and security of the United States in the early 1950s? Was the American reaction to this threat reasonable?

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Question 7

Joseph McCarthy burst into national prominence by charging that there were known communists in the

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A)   State Department.
B)   Defense Department.
C)   Truman Cabinet.
D)   Central Intelligence Agency.
E)   United States Senate.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

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 25 years.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The intellectual architect of the containment doctrine was American diplomat ________.

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Question 10

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) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

In 1945,President Harry Truman conceded to communist authority in

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A)   China.
B)   Poland.
C)   Berlin.
D)   Hungary.
E)   Yugoslavia.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

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

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Question 13

President Truman made great progress on federal aid to education,but not on national health insurance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

As a result of the Korean War,the

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A)   American economy was dragged into a recession.
B)   American public felt reassured that communism was being contained.
C)   stature of the American military increased.
D)   American public believed there was something wrong with the United States.
E)   government reduced the amount of money it was pumping into the economy.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

At the time that he became president,Harry Truman shared former President Roosevelt's faith that Stalin would be reasonable and flexible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During Joseph McCarthy's investigation into alleged subversion in government,

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A)   Republicans criticized his broad attacks on the Democratic Party.
B)   Dwight Eisenhower spoke against him, after McCarthy attacked George Marshall in 1952.
C)   he never produced conclusive evidence that any federal employee was a communist.
D)   much of the public criticized his blunt tactics and coarse behavior.
E)   he drew particularly strong support from the "eastern establishment."F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Domestic American opposition to the Marshall Plan virtually ended with the communist coup in ________.

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Question 19

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin were in general agreement that the post-World War II world should not return to the traditional European balance of power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The government of Syngman Rhee in Korea after World War II

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A)   was pro-Western.
B)   had a powerful military.
C)   was supported by the Soviet Union.
D)   was backed by communists in China.
E)   was remarkably democratic.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Exam 27: The Cold War

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

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As a result of the Korean War,the

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Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin were in general agreement that the post-World War II world should not return to the traditional European balance of power.

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At the time that he became president,Harry Truman shared former President Roosevelt's faith that Stalin would be reasonable and flexible.

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During Joseph McCarthy's investigation into alleged subversion in government,

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

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Domestic American opposition to the Marshall Plan virtually ended with the communist coup in ________.

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The intellectual architect of the containment doctrine was American diplomat ________.

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President Truman made great progress on federal aid to education,but not on national health insurance.

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At the conclusion of the Yalta Conference in 1945,basic disagreements remained on

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

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At the Teheran Conference in late 1943,

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In 1945,President Harry Truman conceded to communist authority in

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Some writers were barred from employment in the movie industry when Hollywood adopted a(n)________ of those of "suspicious loyalty."

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

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

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To what degree was communism a genuine threat to the interests and security of the United States in the early 1950s? Was the American reaction to this threat reasonable?

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