Question 1

The G.I. Bill led to an upsurge in male college enrollment. How did women's collegiate experience change in the early postwar years?

Accepted Answer

A)   The number of women who graduated from college dropped sharply between 1940 and 1950.
B)   Women's college enrollment increased on par with men's enrollment in colleges.
C)   Women all but abandoned college for domestic life.
D)   The number of women in graduate schools increased dramatically, but undergraduate enrollment remained steady throughout the 1940s.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What did the elections of 1952 reveal about the "New Deal coalition"?

Accepted Answer

A)   It no longer commanded a majority.
B)   It remained decisive in elections.
C)   It had added some groups but lost others.
D)   It had been a myth all along.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

In the 1948 election, who or what did Truman successfully blame for many of America's problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   a "do-nothing" Republican Congress
B)   civil rights agitators
C)   communist subversion
D)   Supreme Court interference in the executive branchE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Why did Stalin insist on a strong Soviet influence on postwar Eastern Europe?

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Question 5

Which of the following helps explain Harry Truman's victory in the presidential election of 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)   Recognition of the new State of Israel kept Jewish voters loyally Democratic.
B)   Antilynching legislation that he guided through Congress weakened southern racism and won Truman the support of many white Southerners.
C)   Big labor overwhelmingly supported Truman because he frequently invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to help striking workers get their demands.
D)   Conservative Republicans voted for Democrat Harry Truman because they supported his proposals for national health insurance and federal aid to education.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

In a 1950 speech, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy claimed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   there were 205 Communists working in the State Department
B)   Truman was a closet Communist
C)   the army was ignoring the communist threat
D)   a military takeover of the United States by the Communists was imminentE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Who ran for president as a Dixiecrat in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)   J. Strom Thurmond
B)   Thomas Dewey
C)   Henry Wallace
D)   William Taft Jr.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

What did the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France, and China have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   membership in NATO
B)   permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
C)   founding members of the Warsaw Pact
D)   seats on the International Court of JusticeE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Why was the NATO alliance formed?

Accepted Answer

A)   to strengthen the bond between the United States and Western Europe
B)   to ensure access to Asian and African markets
C)   to stabilize world currency markets
D)   to create channels of communication between the United States and the Soviet UnionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Between 1947 and 1970, income distribution in the United States __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   shifted dramatically toward a larger middle class
B)   remained essentially unchanged
C)   shifted toward the wealthiest fifth
D)   showed that poverty had nearly disappearedE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

How did the Potsdam Conference foreshadow the coming of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Allies proved unable to agree on the postwar status of Germany.
B)   Great Britain contested America's claim to a Western Hemisphere sphere of influence.
C)   The Allies divided German and Japanese colonies and then claimed each as their own.
D)   The Soviet Union squabbled over which nation would be responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

An example of the age of Cold War anxiety was the popularity of which of the following movies?

Accepted Answer

A)   They Live by Night
B)   Tender Comrade
C)   The Best Years of Our Lives
D)   Invasion of the Body SnatchersE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

How did the UN Security Council differ from the UN General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)   All fifty nations were represented in the General Assembly, but only a very select group of five made up the permanent members of the Security Council.
B)   Regardless of ideology, every nation made up the General Assembly, but no communist countries were placed on the Security Council.
C)   Asian countries could participate in the General Assembly but were not granted a seat on the Security Council.
D)   Every nation in the United Nations had a voice within the Security Council, but only true "world powers" were placed in the General Assembly.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

In which Asian nation would the postwar U.S. policy of supporting friendly, democratic, and capitalist nations appear to have been most successful by 1950?

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Vietnam
C)   Japan
D)   KoreaE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The Truman Doctrine was a response to the threat of subversion and revolution in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Indochina
B)   Turkey and Greece
C)   France and Belgium
D)   Latin AmericaE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What was the impact of the 1947 "Attorney General's List" published by Tom C. Clark?

Accepted Answer

A)   It outlawed many political and social organizations perceived to be subversive.
B)   It required federal and state employees to sign loyalty oaths to the United States.
C)   It outlined procedures for investigating potential federal government employees for ties to Communism and the Soviet Union.
D)   It gave the government power to dismiss, on reasonable grounds, any employee who associated with suspected communists.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Why were Joseph McCarthy's accusations taken seriously in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)   He exploited general Cold War fear prompted by government actions, including propaganda and loyalty pledges, thus making Americans believe that Communists were about to invade the nation.
B)   He had solid evidence that indicted many high-ranking Americans.
C)   He was already a well-established political figure and a trusted Washington insider.
D)   He was a high-ranking member of the U.S. military and had served with valor during World War II.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Why did relations between the Soviet Union and the United States begin to deteriorate even before World War II was over?

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Question 19

Which statement accurately describes the Taft-Hartley Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was a counterattack by big business against large labor unions.
B)   It was labor's last big victory of the 1940s.
C)   It was never ratified by Congress.
D)   It allowed secondary strikes against a target business's affiliates.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Eisenhower inspired voters in the election of 1952 by announcing that he would personally go to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Berlin
B)   Korea
C)   the Soviet Union
D)   ChinaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 26: The Cold War Begins

What did the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France, and China have in common?

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An example of the age of Cold War anxiety was the popularity of which of the following movies?

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What did the elections of 1952 reveal about the "New Deal coalition"?

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Why was the NATO alliance formed?

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In the 1948 election, who or what did Truman successfully blame for many of America's problems?

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The Truman Doctrine was a response to the threat of subversion and revolution in __________.

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Which of the following helps explain Harry Truman's victory in the presidential election of 1948?

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Who ran for president as a Dixiecrat in 1948?

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Eisenhower inspired voters in the election of 1952 by announcing that he would personally go to __________.

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Why did Stalin insist on a strong Soviet influence on postwar Eastern Europe?

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In which Asian nation would the postwar U.S. policy of supporting friendly, democratic, and capitalist nations appear to have been most successful by 1950?

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How did the Potsdam Conference foreshadow the coming of the Cold War?

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The G.I. Bill led to an upsurge in male college enrollment. How did women's collegiate experience change in the early postwar years?

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Between 1947 and 1970, income distribution in the United States __________.

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Why did relations between the Soviet Union and the United States begin to deteriorate even before World War II was over?

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Why were Joseph McCarthy's accusations taken seriously in the 1950s?

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How did the UN Security Council differ from the UN General Assembly?

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Which statement accurately describes the Taft-Hartley Act?

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In a 1950 speech, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy claimed that __________.

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What was the impact of the 1947 "Attorney General's List" published by Tom C. Clark?

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