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Question #1

"Containment" in the context of post-World War II international diplomacy on the part of the United States referred to

A. the policy by which the United States committed itself to isolationism.

B. the policy by which the United States committed itself to preventing any further expansion of Soviet power.

C. the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing the flow of illegal immigrants from Latin America.

D. the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing its power principally to domestic issues; in this context, "containment" is another word for isolationism.

Question #2

In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) launched hearings into communist influence in Hollywood, and, in consequence, actors, directors, and screenwriters were blacklisted or jailed.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of

A. the invasion of South Korea.

B. the publication of NSC-68.

C. the overthrow of the government of Greece.

D. the "loss" of China to communism.

Question #4

In July 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #5

President Harry S. Truman's program that focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans - calling on Congress to increase the minimum wage, enact a program of national health insurance, and expand public housing, social security, and aid to education - was

A. the Square Deal.

B. the Fair Deal.

C. the New Frontier.

D. the Great Society.

Question #6

The 1948 United Nations-approved document that called for a range of rights to be enjoyed by people everywhere, including freedom of speech and religion, the right to an adequate standard of living, access to adequate housing, education, and medical care, as well as social and economic entitlements, was called

A. the Economic Bill of Rights.

B. the Fair Deal.

C. the Freedom House Manifesto.

D. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Question #7

The Cold War suddenly turned hot in June 1950 in these regions

A. North Korea and South Korea.

B. East Berlin and West Berlin.

C. North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

D. the Balkans.

Question #8

The Marshall Plan, proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall, suggested that

A. countries that could not pay back their U.S. loans be removed from the most favored trade nation status.

B. the U.S. contribute billions of dollars to finance the economic recovery of Europe.

C. the U.S. cut ties with European countries that owed the U.S. money until more credit had been established.

D. the countries which owed the U.S. money not be granted a seat at the United Nations.

Question #9

The Truman administration responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

A. leading efforts to break the blockade by airlifting supplies to the city.

B. making threats to use atomic weapons against the Soviet Union.

C. putting political pressure on the United Nations.

D. leading a United Nations expeditionary force to relieve the city.

Question #10

The first confrontation of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union occurred in the Middle East, in Iran.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #11

The formal peace treaty ending the Korean War was the Peace of Paris of 1953.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #12

The term "iron curtain" was coined by President Harry Truman.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #13

Under the Truman Doctrine, only those governments that respected the democratic rights of citizens and the sovereignty of other peoples could expect friendship and support from the United States.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #14

What happened at the nationally televised Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954?

A. Neither side was able to prove their point; Congress dropped the charges as there was insufficient evidence.

B. McCarthy was not fit to stand trial; instead he sent his assistant to read the charges, which could not be entered into evidence without McCarthy’s physical appearance in the hearings.

C. McCarthy gloated that he was right and the army had been willing to look the other way to save their reputation.

D. It became clear that McCarthy was a bully who browbeat witnesses and made sweeping accusations with no basis in fact.

Question #15

Which is not true of the Korean War (1950-1953)?

A. President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese.

B. In 1953, an armistice was agreed to that restored the prewar status quo

C. General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring counterattack at Inchon, behind North Korean lines, in September 1950.

D. Over 33,000 Americans died in Korea; an estimated 1 million Korean soldiers and 2 million civilians died, along with hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.

Question #16

Which of the following was not a step toward racial equality in postwar America?

A. the release of the Commission on Civil Rights report, To Secure These Rights

B. the desegregation of the armed forces

C. the defeat of Operation Dixie

D. the signing of Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers

Question #17

Which was not a development of 1949?

A. The Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb.

B. NATO was established.

C. Mao Zedong emerged victorious in the long Chinese Civil War.

D. The Soviets formalized their own eastern European alliance, the Warsaw Pact.

Question #18

Who was the United States senator from Wisconsin who announced in February 1950 that he had a list of Communists working for the State Department, and whose name later entered the political vocabulary as shorthand for character assassination, guilt by association, and abuse of power in the name of anticommunism?

A. Alger Hiss

B. Joseph R. McCarthy

C. Julius Rosenberg

D. George C. Marshall

Question #19

Who was the person who sent the Long Telegram from Moscow in 1946 that lay the foundation for what became known as the policy of "containment"?

A. George F. Kennan

B. George C. Marshall

C. Harry S. Truman

D. Douglas MacArthur

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