Question 1

States were given permission to pass "right-to-work" laws by the ________ Act of 1947.

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Question 2

Beginning in 1947,the House ________ Committee instituted a serious investigation of internal subversion.

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Question 3

All members of NATO were required to maintain a standing military force in Europe to defend against a possible Soviet move into Western Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1951,President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of command because MacArthur

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A)   publicly stated that an invasion of China would be a military disaster.
B)   publicly criticized President Truman's policy in Korea.
C)   refused to support Truman's plan to use atomic weapons in Korea.
D)   both publicly criticized Truman's policy in Korea and refused to support Truman's plan to use atomic weapons in Korea.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Beginning in 1947,the United States' policy of "containment" was

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A)   the basis for its foreign policy for more than forty years.
B)   first applied in Poland.
C)   an extension of the Atlantic Charter.
D)   both the basis for its foreign policy for more than forty years, and an extension of the Atlantic Charter.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

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 had followed World War I?

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Question 7

Describe the Truman Doctrine,noting whether or not it contributed to world peace and security.

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Question 8

At Casablanca,Roosevelt and Churchill announced that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When Joseph McCarthy first leveled charges of communist infiltration in the government,he was a

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A)   member of the State Department.
B)   private citizen.
C)   first-term Republican senator.
D)   member of the Defense Department.
E)   Democratic member of the House.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1947,the Truman administration responded to Republican attacks that it was weak on communism by

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A)   ignoring them.
B)   charging the Republicans with harboring communists within their own party.
C)   beginning an investigation into the loyalty of federal employees.
D)   blaming lax security on the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
E)   supporting passage of the McCarran Internal Security Act.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

In 1948,the Americans for Democratic Action

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A)   formed as a coalition of conservative Democrats.
B)   supported Henry Wallace for president.
C)   was the major support group for President Harry Truman.
D)   supported Strom Thurmond for president.
E)   tried to draft Dwight Eisenhower for president.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Between the Yalta Conference and his death,President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)   saw no evidence that Stalin would not live up to his promises at Yalta.
B)   concluded that diplomacy would not settle American differences with Stalin.
C)   began to push for major reparations to the Soviet Union in hopes that it would bring Stalin on board with the Yalta agreements.
D)   began to coordinate a military strike on the Soviet zone of occupation in Berlin.
E)   became increasingly concerned, though not without hope, that Stalin was not going to fulfill conference agreements.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Marshall Plan assistance was eventually accepted by sixteen nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe the origins of the Cold War,1945-1947.

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The origins of the Cold War can be trace...

Question 16

Place the Korean War in the context of the Cold War.How and why did President Truman respond as he did? How and why did he change American war aims?

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The Korean War took place from 1950 to 1...

Question 17

Describe the major goals of the Truman administration in the Cold War,and explain how they sought to achieve those goals.

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Question 18

An integral part of the American policy of Cold War containment was to extend American economic aid to the rebuilding of Western Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Following World War II,the great majority of working American women

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A)   kept the same jobs they had had during the war.
B)   voluntarily left the labor force.
C)   moved to jobs outside the service sector.
D)   found themselves excluded from nearly all employment.
E)   wanted to keep working.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

In 1947,the Truman Doctrine

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A)   asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world.
B)   assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
C)   was initially invoked to provide aid to Greece and Turkey.
D)   both asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world, and assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 27: The Cold War

Beginning in 1947,the House ________ Committee instituted a serious investigation of internal subversion.

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Beginning in 1947,the United States' policy of "containment" was

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States were given permission to pass "right-to-work" laws by the ________ Act of 1947.

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Place the Korean War in the context of the Cold War.How and why did President Truman respond as he did? How and why did he change American war aims?

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Describe the major goals of the Truman administration in the Cold War,and explain how they sought to achieve those goals.

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Between the Yalta Conference and his death,President Franklin Roosevelt

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In 1951,President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of command because MacArthur

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In 1947,the Truman administration responded to Republican attacks that it was weak on communism by

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

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Marshall Plan assistance was eventually accepted by sixteen nations.

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All members of NATO were required to maintain a standing military force in Europe to defend against a possible Soviet move into Western Europe.

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Describe the Truman Doctrine,noting whether or not it contributed to world peace and security.

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An integral part of the American policy of Cold War containment was to extend American economic aid to the rebuilding of Western Europe.

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In 1948,the Americans for Democratic Action

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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 had followed World War I?

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When Joseph McCarthy first leveled charges of communist infiltration in the government,he was a

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At Casablanca,Roosevelt and Churchill announced that they would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

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Describe the origins of the Cold War,1945-1947.

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