Question 1

U.S. aid through the Marshall Plan

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A)   was offered to the Soviet Union.
B)   failed to significantly revive European industrial production.
C)   had little impact on communist influence within nations that accepted aid.
D)   was opposed by many Republicans in Congress.
E)   grew more controversial, after a Soviet coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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.

Question 4

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.

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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A)   was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact.
B)   called for a de-militarized zone across Western Europe.
C)   declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all.
D)   both was created in response to the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact, and declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 7

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

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Question 8

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.

Question 9

The Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the

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A)   Marshall Plan.
B)   United States putting nuclear missiles in Turkey.
C)   establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D)   Truman Doctrine.
E)   creation of a unified West Germany.

Question 10

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 11

The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

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A)   was aimed at preventing Chinese communists from entering the war.
B)   was a military debacle.
C)   led to a fight between General Douglas MacArthur and President Harry Truman.
D)   prompted President Truman to try to push communists out of North Korea.
E)   was ultimately thwarted due to the surprise intervention of the Chinese navy.

Question 12

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

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A)   a humanitarian concern for the European people.
B)   a desire to roll back communism from East Asia.
C)   a desire to create strong European markets for American goods.
D)   both a humanitarian concern for the European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 13

The Supreme Court case of Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)  dealt a blow to

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A)   voter discrimination.
B)   housing discrimination.
C)   communism in the United States.
D)   labor unions.
E)   Truman's plans for national health care.

Question 14

The American military response in Korea began with an invasion at Pyongyang.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In 1949, the Truman administration made progress in civil rights by

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A)   making lynching a federal crime.
B)   abolishing the poll tax.
C)   ordering an end to discrimination in the hiring of government employees.
D)   establishing the Fair Employment Practices Commission.
E)   ordering the desegregation of public transportation.

Question 16

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 17

Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations proved there were 205 communists in the State Department.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.

Question 19

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

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A)   Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region.
B)   the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world.
C)   the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism.
D)   the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending.
E)   that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war.

Question 20

The McCarran Internal Security Act

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A)   outlawed all communist organizations in the United States.
B)   created the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C)   was strongly supported by the Truman administration.
D)   stripped American citizenship from all known communists.
E)   required communist organizations to register with the government.

Exam 27: The Cold War

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

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The Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the

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In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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

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

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The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

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The Supreme Court case of Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) dealt a blow to

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The American military response in Korea began with an invasion at Pyongyang.

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

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In 1948, the Americans for Democratic Action

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

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U.S. aid through the Marshall Plan

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The McCarran Internal Security Act

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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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Between the Yalta Conference and his death, President Franklin Roosevelt

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The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

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Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations proved there were 205 communists in the State Department.

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In 1949, the Truman administration made progress in civil rights by

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The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

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