Question 1

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.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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A)   It provided the basis for the Department of Defense.
B)   It created the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C)   It created the National Security Council.
D)   It created the Air Force.
E)   It created the Central Intelligence Agency.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

All of the following contributed to Truman's victory in the election of 1948 except

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A)   the lackluster campaign of his Republican opponent.
B)   Truman's vigorous cross-country, old-fashioned, speaking tour.
C)   Truman's denunciation of the "do nothing" eightieth Congress.
D)   Dewey's reputation as a communist sympathizer.
E)   voter loyalty to the memory of Roosevelt and the New Deal.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E) D

Question 6

When Eisenhower was elected President in 1952

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A)   Democrats continued to control both houses of Congress.
B)   Republicans won overwhelming victories in both houses of Congress.
C)   Republicans won narrow victories in both houses of Congress.
D)   he immediately switched to the Democratic Party.
E)   Democrats controlled the house, but Republicans controlled the Senate.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by

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A)   closing all land routes into West Berlin.
B)   arresting the Soviet ambassador to the United States.
C)   airlifting tons of supplies to the city.
D)   pulling all Americans out of Berlin.
E)   attacking the Soviet Union.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Eisenhower had personal appeal on his side in the election of 1952.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

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A)   a continuation of New Deal policies such as Social Security.
B)   an attempt to act on the Democratic Party's promises for civil rights and national health care.
C)   an effort to expand on Truman's desire for "maximum" employment policies.
D)   support for farm prices.
E)   an effort to silence critics who considered Harry Truman unfit to be president.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 11

The first player to break Major League Baseball's policy of racial discrimination was

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A)   Willie Mays.
B)   Leroy ("Satchel")  Page.
C)   Willie McCovey.
D)   Jackie Robinson.
E)   Larry Doby.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

In the case ____________________, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of leaders of the American Communist Party for sedition.

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Question 13

When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, he was strongly supported by his fellow players.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the election of 1952

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A)   Americans elected a war hero for president.
B)   Democrats won the presidency.
C)   Republicans carried the south.
D)   Democrats carried the north.
E)   all of these choicesF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Joseph McCarthy linked the Lavender and Red Scares.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explore the postwar domestic "red scare."

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At the same time President Harry Truman ...

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-apartheid

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Question 18

In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 except

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A)   Harry Truman.
B)   Thomas Dewey.
C)   Strom Thurmond.
D)   Dwight D.Eisenhower.
E)   Henry Wallace.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic presidential candidate in 1952, was from

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A)   South Carolina.
B)   Indiana.
C)   New York.
D)   California.
E)   Illinois.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

President Truman's loyalty program

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The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.

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

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

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All of the following contributed to Truman's victory in the election of 1948 except

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When Eisenhower was elected President in 1952

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Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

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Eisenhower had personal appeal on his side in the election of 1952.

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The Fair Deal can be viewed as all of the following except

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In the case ____________________, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of leaders of the American Communist Party for sedition.

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When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, he was strongly supported by his fellow players.

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Joseph McCarthy linked the Lavender and Red Scares.

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