Question 1

The U.S.-backed government of Syngman Rhee in South Korea was

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A) a communist regime. 
B) a democratic government. 
C) an autocratic government. 
D) a theocratic state. 
E) a Nazi regime. 
A) a communist regime. 
B) a democratic government. 
C) an autocratic government. 
D) a theocratic state. 
E) a Nazi regime.

Question 2

The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to

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A) crush the Soviet Union. 
B) destroy communist subversion in the United States. 
C) build a series of military alliances throughout the world. 
D) counter communism by offering economic aid to war-torn European countries. 
E) overthrow communist governments in Latin America. 
A) crush the Soviet Union. 
B) destroy communist subversion in the United States. 
C) build a series of military alliances throughout the world. 
D) counter communism by offering economic aid to war-torn European countries. 
E) overthrow communist governments in Latin America.

Question 3

A new economic theory for judging the prosperity of the nation by totaling the monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a year is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Gross National Produ

Question 4

National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) endorsed which of the following?

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A) massive military buildup 
B) covert actions 
C) enlarged propaganda efforts both inside and outside the United States 
D) economic pressure 
E) all of these choices 
A) massive military buildup 
B) covert actions 
C) enlarged propaganda efforts both inside and outside the United States 
D) economic pressure 
E) all of these choices

Question 5

During the Cold War the War Department became the Department of Defense.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy?​

Accepted Answer

A) He was a Wisconsin senator.​ 
B) He rose to fame by claiming to know of hundreds of communists working in the government.​ 
C) He brought Alger Hiss to trial.​ 
D) Many influential people supported and encouraged him.​ 
E) He was famous for sensationalism and attack politics.​ 
A) He was a Wisconsin senator.​ 
B) He rose to fame by claiming to know of hundreds of communists working in the government.​ 
C) He brought Alger Hiss to trial.​ 
D) Many influential people supported and encouraged him.​ 
E) He was famous for sensationalism and attack politics.​

Question 7

The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________....

Question 8

The Lavender Scare and Red Scare went hand-in-hand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The 1949 military and political alliance linking Western European nations with the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) NATO. 
B) CENTO. 
C) SEATO. 
D) the Warsaw Pact. 
E) the Marshall Plan. 
A) NATO. 
B) CENTO. 
C) SEATO. 
D) the Warsaw Pact. 
E) the Marshall Plan.

Question 10

The Korean War

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A) helped Truman implement the broad vision of NSC-68. 
B) allowed Truman to increase income taxes. 
C) was the first time since World War II that atomic bombs were used in warfare. 
D) had little impact on America or its foreign policy decisions. 
E) aided a communist movement in the U.S. 
A) helped Truman implement the broad vision of NSC-68. 
B) allowed Truman to increase income taxes. 
C) was the first time since World War II that atomic bombs were used in warfare. 
D) had little impact on America or its foreign policy decisions. 
E) aided a communist movement in the U.S.

Question 11

Describe the rise of Joseph McCarthy, the practices of McCarthyism, and its effects on the United States.

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy rose to prominence in th

Question 12

Richard Nixon saw his star rise as a politician with the prosecution of Alger Hiss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The leader of the Screen Actors Guild who was also a secret informer for the FBI (known as agent T- 10) was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The leader of the Screen Actors Guild...

Question 14

The term "containment" first appeared in an article published in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term "containment" first appeared in an...

Question 15

Examine the war in Korea. Describe the U.S. goals in entering the conflict and the implications of the war for American foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

The war in Korea, also known as the Kore

Question 16

All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine except that it

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the United States must oppose Communist aggression around the world. 
B) argued that the United States must allocate money for nations resisting outside subversion. 
C) was initially tied to the Greek civil war. 
D) was strongly opposed by all members of Congress. 
E) called for the U.S. to aid those who were resisting armed minorities from within. 
A) argued that the United States must oppose Communist aggression around the world. 
B) argued that the United States must allocate money for nations resisting outside subversion. 
C) was initially tied to the Greek civil war. 
D) was strongly opposed by all members of Congress. 
E) called for the U.S. to aid those who were resisting armed minorities from within.

Question 17

Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy was defeated for reelection in part because a fabricated photograph linked him to communism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy...

Question 18

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Accepted Answer

A) established a European free-trade zone. 
B) continued the traditional U.S. policy of nonentanglement. 
C) delivered economic aid to the Soviet Union. 
D) called for preemptive wars against likely aggressors. 
E) considered an attack on one member nation an attack on all members. 
A) established a European free-trade zone. 
B) continued the traditional U.S. policy of nonentanglement. 
C) delivered economic aid to the Soviet Union. 
D) called for preemptive wars against likely aggressors. 
E) considered an attack on one member nation an attack on all members.

Question 19

Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The North Korean communist government was headed...

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

The U.S.-backed government of Syngman Rhee in South Korea was

The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to

A new economic theory for judging the prosperity of the nation by totaling the monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a year is called ____________________.

National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) endorsed which of the following?

During the Cold War the War Department became the Department of Defense.

Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy?​

The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________.

The Lavender Scare and Red Scare went hand-in-hand.

The 1949 military and political alliance linking Western European nations with the United States was

The Korean War

Describe the rise of Joseph McCarthy, the practices of McCarthyism, and its effects on the United States.

Richard Nixon saw his star rise as a politician with the prosecution of Alger Hiss.

The leader of the Screen Actors Guild who was also a secret informer for the FBI (known as agent T- 10) was ____________________.

The term "containment" first appeared in an article published in ____________________.

Examine the war in Korea. Describe the U.S. goals in entering the conflict and the implications of the war for American foreign policy.

All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine except that it

Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy was defeated for reelection in part because a fabricated photograph linked him to communism.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.

The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

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

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

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

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

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