Question 1

Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The U.S. anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to

Accepted Answer

A) reduce U.S. military spending. 
B) support corrupt, oppressive, racist governments in other countries. 
C) encourage freedom of speech and conscience at home and abroad. 
D) lose interest in U.S. holdings in the Pacific. 
E) retreat into an isolationist stance. 
A) reduce U.S. military spending. 
B) support corrupt, oppressive, racist governments in other countries. 
C) encourage freedom of speech and conscience at home and abroad. 
D) lose interest in U.S. holdings in the Pacific. 
E) retreat into an isolationist stance.

Question 3

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

Accepted Answer

A) was a study of the major educational institutions in the United States. 
B) exposed thousands of communists who worked for the State Department. 
C) called for racial equality. 
D) found that 30 percent of FBI agents were psychotic. 
E) asserted that homosexuality was normal and should be tolerated. 
A) was a study of the major educational institutions in the United States. 
B) exposed thousands of communists who worked for the State Department. 
C) called for racial equality. 
D) found that 30 percent of FBI agents were psychotic. 
E) asserted that homosexuality was normal and should be tolerated.

Question 4

Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________....

Question 5

The congressional bill that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct boycotts was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The congressional bill that severely limited a...

Question 6

Democrats in Congress considered President Truman's anticommunism efforts as being

Accepted Answer

A) too strong. 
B) too limited. 
C) a violation of civil liberties. 
D) just what the nation needed. 
E) Constitution. too focused on Europe.​ 
A) too strong. 
B) too limited. 
C) a violation of civil liberties. 
D) just what the nation needed. 
E) Constitution. too focused on Europe.​

Question 7

Examine the beginnings of the Cold War. Explore the issues, points of conflict, and policies of the various participants.

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was a period of geopolitica

Question 8

The "Truman Doctrine" called for the United States to aid those nations that were resisting internal "subversion."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Fair Deal's healthcare policies

Accepted Answer

A) were very liberal and well received. 
B) were all implemented. 
C) were communist in nature. 
D) were rejected. 
E) were opposed by all Democrats. 
A) were very liberal and well received. 
B) were all implemented. 
C) were communist in nature. 
D) were rejected. 
E) were opposed by all Democrats.

Question 11

Examine the social changes that occurred in the aftermath of World War II that exemplified the prosperity and progress of the era.

Accepted Answer

The aftermath of World War II brought ab

Question 12

An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Daughters

Question 13

Describe the relationship between the rise of suburbia and the climate of the cold war.

Accepted Answer

The rise of suburbia and the climate of

Question 14

The ____________________ created the Council of Economic Advisers.

Accepted Answer

Employment

Question 15

Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to "scare hell" out of people to win support for his Cold War agenda.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he...

Question 16

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1949, Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi's forces off mainland China to the offshore island of

Accepted Answer

A) Korea. 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti. 
D) Indonesia. 
E) Formosa. 
A) Korea. 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti. 
D) Indonesia. 
E) Formosa.

Question 18

According to the popular view of the containment policy

Accepted Answer

A) the U. S. should only involve itself in the international disputes when U.S. territory is attacked. 
B) all leftist insurgencies everywhere are controlled by the Russian Communists. 
C) the U. S. must keep the public calm by carefully containing potentially frightening information. 
D) both Communist and non-Communist nations must be contained within their own borders. 
E) the spread of Communism is an indirect threat to the U.S. 
A) the U. S. should only involve itself in the international disputes when U.S. territory is attacked. 
B) all leftist insurgencies everywhere are controlled by the Russian Communists. 
C) the U. S. must keep the public calm by carefully containing potentially frightening information. 
D) both Communist and non-Communist nations must be contained within their own borders. 
E) the spread of Communism is an indirect threat to the U.S.

Question 19

The National Association of Manufacturers

Accepted Answer

A) supported the idea of a "Second Bill of Rights." 
B) believed that expanded domestic programs would destroy private free-enterprise. 
C) supported President Truman. 
D) supported bills to expand public housing. 
E) advocated stronger environmental laws. 
A) supported the idea of a "Second Bill of Rights." 
B) believed that expanded domestic programs would destroy private free-enterprise. 
C) supported President Truman. 
D) supported bills to expand public housing. 
E) advocated stronger environmental laws.

Question 20

The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a continuation of New Deal policies such as Social Security. 
B) an attempt to act on the Democratic Party's promises for national health care. 
C) an effort to expand on Truman's desire for "maximum" employment policies. 
D) support for farm prices. 
E) an effort to silence critics who considered Harry Truman unfit to be president. 
A) a continuation of New Deal policies such as Social Security. 
B) an attempt to act on the Democratic Party's promises for national health care. 
C) an effort to expand on Truman's desire for "maximum" employment policies. 
D) support for farm prices. 
E) an effort to silence critics who considered Harry Truman unfit to be president.

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.

The U.S. anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________.

The congressional bill that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct boycotts was the ____________________.

Democrats in Congress considered President Truman's anticommunism efforts as being

Examine the beginnings of the Cold War. Explore the issues, points of conflict, and policies of the various participants.

The "Truman Doctrine" called for the United States to aid those nations that were resisting internal "subversion."

Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.

The Fair Deal's healthcare policies

Examine the social changes that occurred in the aftermath of World War II that exemplified the prosperity and progress of the era.

An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as the ____________________.

Describe the relationship between the rise of suburbia and the climate of the cold war.

The ____________________ created the Council of Economic Advisers.

Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to "scare hell" out of people to win support for his Cold War agenda.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the Soviet Union.

In 1949, Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi's forces off mainland China to the offshore island of

According to the popular view of the containment policy

The National Association of Manufacturers

The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

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