Question 1

Alger Hiss was charged with

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A) espionage. 
B) murder. 
C) sexual misconduct. 
D) perjury. 
E) theft. 
A) espionage. 
B) murder. 
C) sexual misconduct. 
D) perjury. 
E) theft. D

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

two-thirds

Question 3

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. D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

baby boom generation

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The term "baby boom generation" refers t

Question 9

Baruch Plan

Accepted Answer

The Baruch Plan was a proposal by the Un

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the popular view of the containment policy

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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 12

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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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 13

Joseph McCarthy

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Joseph McCarthy was a United States Sena

Question 14

The Mattachine Society

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A) opposed communist infiltration of government offices. 
B) advocated equal rights for gays. 
C) defended actors and writers accused of being communists. 
D) called for racial equality. 
E) supported women's rights. 
A) opposed communist infiltration of government offices. 
B) advocated equal rights for gays. 
C) defended actors and writers accused of being communists. 
D) called for racial equality. 
E) supported women's rights.

Question 15

President Truman's loyalty program

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A) won the support of Joseph McCarthy. 
B) proved that the domestic communist conspiracy was a serious threat to U.S.security. 
C) was criticized by both the political far left and the far right. 
D) resulted in a lower divorce rate in the U.S. 
E) revived support for labor unions. 
A) won the support of Joseph McCarthy. 
B) proved that the domestic communist conspiracy was a serious threat to U.S.security. 
C) was criticized by both the political far left and the far right. 
D) resulted in a lower divorce rate in the U.S. 
E) revived support for labor unions.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

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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 18

Chief executive officers of movie studios bravely defended actors and writers against charges that they were communist sympathizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

restrictiv

Alger Hiss was charged with

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

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

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

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

Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage.

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

baby boom generation

Baruch Plan

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

According to the popular view of the containment policy

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Joseph McCarthy

The Mattachine Society

President Truman's loyalty program

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

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

Chief executive officers of movie studios bravely defended actors and writers against charges that they were communist sympathizers.

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

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

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

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Exam 11: The Age of Containment 1946-1953

Alger Hiss was charged with

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

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

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

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

Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage.

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

baby boom generation

Baruch Plan

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

According to the popular view of the containment policy

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Joseph McCarthy

The Mattachine Society

President Truman's loyalty program

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

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

Chief executive officers of movie studios bravely defended actors and writers against charges that they were communist sympathizers.

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

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

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

A Time of Hope and Fear 1993-2014

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