Question 1

Direct military aid to Latin American governments began in 1950 as part of Truman's containment initiatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive informational and psychological offensive that used mass media and cultural exchanges to counter Soviet propaganda.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive...

Question 3

Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur's stunning amphibious assault at Inchon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following were part of the "G.I. Bill" except

Accepted Answer

A) providing veterans with financial assistance for education. 
B) mandating that veterans receive favorable terms for securing loans for home purchases. 
C) mandating preferential treatment when veterans applied for public-sector jobs. 
D) the promise to veterans of a future financial bonus. 
E) it eventually provided medical care in veterans' hospitals. 
A) providing veterans with financial assistance for education. 
B) mandating that veterans receive favorable terms for securing loans for home purchases. 
C) mandating preferential treatment when veterans applied for public-sector jobs. 
D) the promise to veterans of a future financial bonus. 
E) it eventually provided medical care in veterans' hospitals.

Question 6

The war in Korea began when the

Accepted Answer

A) South Korean army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into North Korea. 
B) Chinese army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into South Korea. 
C) North Korean army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into South Korea. 
D) United States landed at Inchon. 
E) Soviet Union invaded South Korea. 
A) South Korean army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into North Korea. 
B) Chinese army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into South Korea. 
C) North Korean army moved across the thirty-eighth parallel into South Korea. 
D) United States landed at Inchon. 
E) Soviet Union invaded South Korea.

Question 7

Examine the success of Truman's Fair Deal.

Accepted Answer

Truman's Fair Deal was a set of domestic

Question 8

The "Dixiecrats" were officially called the

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Democratic Party. 
B) Party of Dixie. 
C) Democratic Rights Party. 
D) States' Rights Democratic Party. 
E) White Supremacy Party. 
A) Southern Democratic Party. 
B) Party of Dixie. 
C) Democratic Rights Party. 
D) States' Rights Democratic Party. 
E) White Supremacy Party.

Question 9

The ________________ offered assistance to veterans for education, job-training, and financing a home.

Accepted Answer

Serviceman

Question 10

Harry Truman vetoed the McCarran-Walter Act but Congress overrode his veto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to Europe to stabilize those countries' economies and prevent the spread of communism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to...

Question 13

Harry Truman's policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief that

Accepted Answer

A) the Russians were honest and could be trusted to negotiate in good faith. 
B) the United States should cut off all contact with the U.S.S.R. 
C) the United States had to take a firm stand in opposition to Soviet territorial and ideological expansion. 
D) the United States should maintain friendly relations with the U.S.S.R. at all costs. 
E) his isolationist stance. 
A) the Russians were honest and could be trusted to negotiate in good faith. 
B) the United States should cut off all contact with the U.S.S.R. 
C) the United States had to take a firm stand in opposition to Soviet territorial and ideological expansion. 
D) the United States should maintain friendly relations with the U.S.S.R. at all costs. 
E) his isolationist stance.

Question 14

The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman's stance on ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was...

Question 15

The Central Intelligence Agency was formed to

Accepted Answer

A) spy on enemies during World War II. 
B) infiltrate suspicious organizations within the United States. 
C) gather information about communist threats and participate in covert activities outside the U.S. 
D) deal with uprisings in U.S.-held territories.​ 
E) All of these choices.​ 
A) spy on enemies during World War II. 
B) infiltrate suspicious organizations within the United States. 
C) gather information about communist threats and participate in covert activities outside the U.S. 
D) deal with uprisings in U.S.-held territories.​ 
E) All of these choices.​

Question 16

The FBI maintained files on many civil-rights activists, artists and intellectuals who held left-leaning political ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 except

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Truman. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Strom Thurmond. 
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
E) Henry Wallace. 
A) Harry Truman. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Strom Thurmond. 
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
E) Henry Wallace.

Question 18

Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the Cold War homosexuality was connected with communist subversion and thus depicted as a threat to national security.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A planned protest by union leader A. Philip Randolph pushed President Truman to sign an order desegregating the military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Direct military aid to Latin American governments began in 1950 as part of Truman's containment initiatives.

Harry Truman's global "____________________" was an intensive informational and psychological offensive that used mass media and cultural exchanges to counter Soviet propaganda.

Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur's stunning amphibious assault at Inchon.

All of the following were part of the "G.I. Bill" except

The war in Korea began when the

Examine the success of Truman's Fair Deal.

The "Dixiecrats" were officially called the

The ________________ offered assistance to veterans for education, job-training, and financing a home.

Harry Truman vetoed the McCarran-Walter Act but Congress overrode his veto.

In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.

The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to Europe to stabilize those countries' economies and prevent the spread of communism.

Harry Truman's policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief that

The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman's stance on ____________________.

The Central Intelligence Agency was formed to

The FBI maintained files on many civil-rights activists, artists and intellectuals who held left-leaning political ideas.

Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 except

Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

During the Cold War homosexuality was connected with communist subversion and thus depicted as a threat to national security.

A planned protest by union leader A. Philip Randolph pushed President Truman to sign an order desegregating the military.

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Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

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Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

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Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

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America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

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