Question 1

In the 1948 campaign, the Dixiecrats did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   carry several southern states
B)   support Strom Thurmond for president
C)   support states' rights and segregation
D)   wave Confederate flags
E)   influence Truman to slow down on civil rightsF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

In retrospect, the Cold War was probably:

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A)   the fault of the United States
B)   the fault of the Soviet Union
C)   avoidable under smarter leaders
D)   inevitable
E)   the most damaging conflict in world historyF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Trace the major developments in the cold war from 1945 to 1948.

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Question 4

Detail the early civil rights movement in the 1940s. In what ways did World War II help push this movement into reality?

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Question 5

As a result of the Truman Doctrine:

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A)   Greece and Turkey were less vulnerable to communism
B)   Yugoslavia went Communist
C)   the United Nations carried out its first military intervention
D)   U.S.-Soviet relations improved
E)   Truman became less concerned about the Soviet threatF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Due to shrinking military production, a deep recession followed the end of World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about:

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A)   a massive Chinese intervention
B)   North Korea's surrender
C)   the bombing of mainland China
D)   a cease-fire followed by peace negotiations
E)   Korea's current division along the 42nd parallelF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Soviet and Communist activities in regard to Turkey and Greece were intended to:

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A)   provoke a war with the Americans and the British
B)   gain the rich natural resources of those countries
C)   inspire Russian patriotic feeling
D)   gain the Soviets access to the Mediterranean
E)   free those countries from dictatorshipsF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Trace the election of 1948. Who were the major parties, and what issues dominated the campaign? What was the eventual outcome of the race?

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Question 10

All of the following were original NATO members EXCEPT:

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A)   Japan
B)   Canada
C)   the United States
D)   Britain
E)   FranceF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

In the Truman years, the United States abandoned a longtime tradition with its involvement in:

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A)   undeclared wars
B)   spying
C)   cracking down on dissenters
D)   other parts of the world
E)   peacetime alliancesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Within a few months of the end of World War II, there were strikes and other labor disputes in the steel, coal, and railroad industries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The person who lost the most from the outcome of the Hiss-Chambers case was:

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A)   Richard Nixon
B)   Alger Hiss
C)   Whittaker Chambers
D)   Harry Truman
E)   Douglas MacArthurF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry A. Wallace

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A)  wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs
B)  formed a new Progressive party
C)  was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948
D)  was convicted in 1950 of lying about espionage
E)  was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948F) gave civil rights speech at 1948 Democratic conventionG) was removed from military command in 1951H) was a senator from WisconsinI) was the secretary of state in 1947J) led UN forces in Korea after April 1951K) A) and H)
L) B) and C)

Question 15

In the closing days of World War II, Truman threatened to bomb the Soviets if they did not abandon Poland.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to:

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A)   arrange a summit conference with Stalin
B)   order the resumption of the military draft
C)   order the development of a hydrogen bomb
D)   see the folly of the nuclear arms race
E)   arm American submarines with nuclear missilesF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

In 1948, President Truman desegregated:

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A)   public schools
B)   defense industries
C)   Washington, D.C.
D)   public transportation
E)   the militaryF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Senator McCarthy was very effective in:

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A)   passing major legislation
B)   nabbing actual Communists
C)   gathering proof to back his accusations
D)   protecting American freedoms
E)   exploiting public fearsF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

By and large, Truman's Fair Deal proposals:

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A)   would revolutionize American life
B)   were enacted
C)   would wipe out the New Deal
D)   disappointed most Democrats
E)   were thwarted by a conservative coalition in CongressF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Senator McCarthy was very effective in:

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As a result of the Truman Doctrine:

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Due to shrinking military production, a deep recession followed the end of World War II.

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All of the following were original NATO members EXCEPT:

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Soviet and Communist activities in regard to Turkey and Greece were intended to:

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In retrospect, the Cold War was probably:

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The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war.

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In the Truman years, the United States abandoned a longtime tradition with its involvement in:

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In 1948, President Truman desegregated:

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By and large, Truman's Fair Deal proposals:

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Trace the election of 1948. Who were the major parties, and what issues dominated the campaign? What was the eventual outcome of the race?

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The person who lost the most from the outcome of the Hiss-Chambers case was:

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Trace the major developments in the cold war from 1945 to 1948.

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Detail the early civil rights movement in the 1940s. In what ways did World War II help push this movement into reality?

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In the closing days of World War II, Truman threatened to bomb the Soviets if they did not abandon Poland.

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry A. Wallace

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In the 1948 campaign, the Dixiecrats did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Within a few months of the end of World War II, there were strikes and other labor disputes in the steel, coal, and railroad industries.

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The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to:

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UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about:

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