Question 1

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at Teheran.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At Teheran,Stalin made it clear that he urgently needed a second front against Nazi Germany.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

U.S.aid through the Marshall Plan

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A)   was offered to the Soviet Union.
B)   failed to significantly revive European industrial production.
C)   had little impact on communist influence within nations that accepted aid.
D)   was opposed by many Republicans in Congress.
E)   grew more controversial, after a Soviet coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The National Security Act of 1947

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A)   created the National Security Council.
B)   created the Central Intelligence Agency.
C)   created the Department of Defense.
D)   combined the functions previously performed separately by the War and Navy Departments.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin avoided bitterness by coming to a final settlement on the future of Poland.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

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A)   was aimed at preventing Chinese communists from entering the war.
B)   was a military debacle.
C)   led to a fight between General Douglas MacArthur and President Harry Truman.
D)   prompted President Truman to try to push communists out of North Korea.
E)   was ultimately thwarted due to the surprise intervention of the Chinese navy.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

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A)   permitted the "union shop."
B)   expanded the Wagner Act.
C)   permitted the "closed shop."
D)   prohibited states from passing "right-to-work" laws.
E)   was supported by President Truman.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek,but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as spies despite two years of protests and appeals by sympathizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

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A)   a humanitarian concern for the European people.
B)   a desire to roll back communism from East Asia.
C)   a desire to create strong European markets for American goods.
D)   both a humanitarian concern for the European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

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A)   anger at the United Nations.
B)   criticism of MacArthur.
C)   relief that nuclear war had been avoided.
D)   anger at China.
E)   criticism of President Truman.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Of the following,the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss primarily helped the political career of

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A)   Richard Nixon.
B)   Joseph McCarthy.
C)   John Kennedy.
D)   Ronald Reagan.
E)   LyndonB. Johnson.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

At Yalta,Roosevelt and Stalin agreed that Germany should be permanently divided.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

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A)   following the end of the war in the Pacific.
B)   once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb.
C)   at the Potsdam Conference.
D)   after his first few days in office.
E)   after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The Truman Doctrine was announced in part to garner support for American aid to two countries,________ and Turkey.

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Question 17

The results of the election of 1952 saw

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A)   the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress.
B)   the end to a long period of Democratic dominance.
C)   a close outcome between the two major parties.
D)   all of these: the Republicans take control of the White House but not the Congress; the end to a long period of Democratic dominance; and a close outcome between the two major parties.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 18

What role did wartime diplomacy,personalities,and tensions play in the coming of the Cold War?

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Question 19

In 1949,President Harry Truman succeeded in getting Congress to pass

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A)   civil rights legislation.
B)   nationalized health care.
C)   federal aid to education.
D)   aid for public housing.
E)   significant tax cuts.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

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A)   Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region.
B)   the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world.
C)   the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism.
D)   the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending.
E)   that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 27: The Cold War

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to

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The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed as spies despite two years of protests and appeals by sympathizers.

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Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin met together for the first time at Teheran.

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At Yalta,Roosevelt and Stalin agreed that Germany should be permanently divided.

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Churchill,Roosevelt,and Stalin avoided bitterness by coming to a final settlement on the future of Poland.

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At Teheran,Stalin made it clear that he urgently needed a second front against Nazi Germany.

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The initial response by the American public to the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur was

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In 1949,President Harry Truman succeeded in getting Congress to pass

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The results of the election of 1952 saw

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The National Security Act of 1947

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The Truman Doctrine was announced in part to garner support for American aid to two countries,________ and Turkey.

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President Truman understood that his reelection in 1948 required that he fashion a coalition very different from the New Deal coalition that had worked for Franklin Roosevelt.

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President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

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U.S.aid through the Marshall Plan

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President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek,but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

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The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

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The American invasion at Inchon during the Korean War

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