Question 1

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                        Premises: Alger Hiss
George C. Marshall
George F. Kennan
Douglas MacArthur
Hubert Humphrey
J. Strom Thurmond
Matthew Ridgway
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
Joseph R. McCarthy

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Question 2

All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 EXCEPT:

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A)   the Central Intelligence Agency
B)   subcabinet Department of the Air Force
C)   the National Security Council
D)   the Department of Homeland Security
E)   subcabinet Department of the Navy

Question 3

A major economic problem President Truman faced immediately after the war was:

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A)   the weakness of organized labor
B)   declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand
C)   high rates of inflation
D)   the return of high unemployment
E)   food shortages

Question 4

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 alliances

Question 5

One major reason that World War II inspired postwar changes in race relations was the:

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A)   end it brought to the Depression
B)   racist nature of the enemies of the United States
C)   number of northerners it inspired to move to the South
D)   lessons in equality American soldiers learned from Europeans
E)   greater number of people receiving higher education

Question 6

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

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Question 7

As the 1948 election approached:

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A)   Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble
B)   Democrats were strongly united
C)   relations with the Soviets were clearly improving
D)   Truman seemed reluctant to run for reelection
E)   the economy slid into a recession

Question 8

Describe the social and economic effects of demobilization.

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Question 9

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to:

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A)   declare martial law
B)   temporarily seize those industries
C)   say government had no role in labor-management disputes
D)   break the strikes with unemployed veterans
E)   freeze transportation and energy prices

Question 10

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 11

The Yalta pledges of democratic elections in Eastern Europe:

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A)   proved to be meaningless
B)   were postponed for two years after the end of the war
C)   were fully backed by American military power
D)   were honored by Stalin
E)   were not in the national interests of the United States

Question 12

Inch'on was the site:

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A)   where Chinese forces overran UN positions
B)   where UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea
C)   of North Korea's capital
D)   where General MacArthur turned the war around with an amphibious landing
E)   where peace negotiations dragged on for two years

Question 13

Discuss the causes and major events that led to the announcement of the Truman Doctrine.

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Question 14

One of Truman's great strengths as he assumed the presidency was his:

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A)   tremendous personal charisma and oratorical ability
B)   elite upbringing and connection
C)   willingness to work with Republicans
D)   years of experience as vice president
E)   decisive character

Question 15

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 16

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 Congress

Question 17

President Truman vetoed the McCarran Internal Security Act:

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A)   to shore up his popularity ratings
B)   to protect some Communist friends
C)   because a Republican Congress had passed it
D)   because he felt it promoted thought control
E)   because he knew there were no Communist spies in the United States

Question 18

The conventional, or "orthodox," view of cold war history holds whom or what most responsible for beginning this conflict?

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A)   Truman and his aggressive policies
B)   American economic imperialism
C)   Stalin's quest for world domination
D)   mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union
E)   the collapse of British and French power at the end of World War II

Question 19

Why did Truman win the presidential election of 1948? Why was his victory considered a major upset?

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Question 20

At the 1948 Democratic convention, Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey urged his party to:

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A)   deny Truman renomination
B)   take better care of veterans
C)   adopt a strong civil rights plank
D)   get tougher on the Russians
E)   make him the vice-presidential nominee

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