Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

When the Soviet Union cut off all access to West Berlin, the ___________________ delivered supplies that people there needed.

During the Cold War labor unions were suspected of being pro-communist.

Examine the "Great Fear" produced by the cold war, particularly the efforts to root out spies at home. How did anxiety drive the way Americans looked upon each other in this era?

Which of the following was not included in the National Security Act of 1947?

In the post war years commitment to "national security" served to

In the election of 1948, Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the memory of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.

Alger Hiss was charged with

____________________ desegregated the military.

President Truman's Loyalty Program authorized which of the following measures to root out communism at home?​

____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities from acquiring property.

Revisionist historians assert that most World War II Soviet expansion was essentially defensive not offensive.

The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ____________________.

The U.S. initial involvement in the Korean War was the direct result of Chinese troop movements southward.

In the campaign of 1952, General Eisenhower was perceived as a far right candidate.

The _________________ barred the election of U.S. presidents for more than two terms.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America's only atomic spies.

By 1951 ____________________ of the American budget went to military spending.

In the post-war years, in South Africa the U.S. supported

In 1948, under pressure from civil rights organizations, President Eisenhower issued an executive order that desegregated the armed forces.