Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In 1945, 50 nations signed the charter creating the
a. | cold war. | c. | Yalta agreement. | b. | United Nations. | d. | League of
Nations. |
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Which country was divided among four nations after the war?
a. | Germany | c. | France | b. | England | d. | Russia |
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In the Middle East, Jews and Arabs both claimed
a. | Israel. | c. | Palestine. | b. | India. | d. | Lebanon. |
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What provided for unemployment and health benefits for GIs?
a. | Fair Deal | c. | Marshall Plan | b. | U.S. Marine Bill of Rights | d. | Servicemen's Readjustment
Act |
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The closed shop was outlawed by the
a. | GI Bill of Rights. | c. | Truman
Doctrine. | b. | Taft-Hartley bill. | d. | Marshall Plan. |
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The winner of the 1948 presidential election was
a. | Harry S Truman. | c. | Thomas Dewey. | b. | Henry Wallace. | d. | Strom Thurmond. |
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When North Korea invaded South Korea, it gained control over which city?
a. | Pyongyang | c. | Inchon | b. | Pusan | d. | Seoul |
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Which country fought on the side of the North Koreans?
a. | Japan | c. | China | b. | Germany | d. | United States |
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The popular general fired by President Harry S Truman was
a. | Dwight D. Eisenhower. | c. | Thomas Dewey. | b. | Douglas MacArthur. | d. | Strom Thurmond. |
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What helped bring about Joseph McCarthy's downfall?
a. | airplane travel | c. | television | b. | the army | d. | radio |
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The "Big Three" Allied leaders met to discuss the postwar world at
Yalta in
a. | Great Britain. | c. | the United States. | b. | France. | d. | the Soviet
Union. |
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The Soviet Union agreed to enter the war against what country in return for some
territories?
a. | Germany | c. | United States | b. | Japan | d. | Great Britain |
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What helped rebuild the countries of Western Europe?
a. | Truman Doctrine | c. | Marshall Plan | b. | Yalta agreement | d. | George F. Kennan's
plan |
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What new Jewish state was created by dividing Palestine?
a. | India | c. | Israel | b. | Lebanon | d. | Pakistan |
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President Truman presented a plan of domestic reforms called the
a. | Fair Deal. | c. | New Deal. | b. | GI Bill. | d. | Marshall Plan. |
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Who won the presidency in 1952 in a landslide victory?
a. | Roosevelt | c. | Truman | b. | Eisenhower | d. | Nixon |
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The commander of the United Nations forces in Korea was
a. | Thomas Dewey. | c. | Strom Thurmond. | b. | Dwight D. Eisenhower. | d. | Douglas
MacArthur. |
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Before being joined by the United Nations forces, the South Koreans held only a
small port city called
a. | Pyongyang. | c. | Inchon. | b. | Pusan. | d. | Seoul. |
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The most dramatic spy case to come before HUAC involved the
a. | Rosenbergs. | c. | Hisses. | b. | McCarthys. | d. | Chamberses. |
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The 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States was led by
a. | Joseph Welch. | c. | Joseph McCarthy. | b. | Richard M. Nixon. | d. | Margaret Chase
Smith. |
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“They want to force us to accept their plans on Europe and the world. Well,
that’s not going to happen.” | |
In February 1945 the “Big Three”
Allied leaders met at Yalta to discuss postwar issues. Which of these leaders made this remark to his
aides?
a. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | c. | Winston Churchill | b. | Joseph Stalin | d. | none of them |
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“When they told me yesterday . . . I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the
planets had fallen on me.” –Harry S Truman, April 13, 1945 | |
Which unexpected event had
this effect on Vice President Truman?
a. | dropping the atomic bomb on Japan | c. | President Roosevelt’s
death | b. | the Soviet blockade of Berlin | d. | Churchill’s “iron curtain”
speech |
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“We understand the Russians need to be secure on her western frontiers from all renewal of
German aggression. . . . [W]e welcome constant, frequent, and growing contacts between the
Russian people and our own people on both sides of the Atlantic. It is my duty, however, to place
before you certain facts about the present position in Europe—I am sure I do not wish to, but
it is my duty, I feel, to present them to you. “From
Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.
Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern Europe. Warsaw,
Berlin, Prague, Vienna, . . . all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in the
Soviet sphere . . . subject . . . to Soviet influence [and] to a very high and increasing
measure of control from Moscow.”
In this famous 1946
“iron curtain” speech in _____, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned of the
danger of the Soviet Union’s control of Eastern Europe.
a. | London, England | c. | Washington, D.C. | b. | Peking, China | d. | Fulton,
Missouri |
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“. . . Greece must have assistance if it is to become
a self-supporting and self-respecting democracy.
“The United States must supply that assistance. . .
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“I believe that it must be the
policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation
[conquest] by armed minorities or by outside pressures. “I believe that we must
assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. “I believe that our
help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability
and orderly political processes. . .. .”
–President Harry Truman, speech to
Congress, March 1947 | |
This excerpt
from a speech describes what became known as _____.
a. | the Truman Doctrine | c. | the Free Peoples Act | b. | the Athens Agreement | d. | the Roosevelt
Doctrine |
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“. . . [A] policy which only aims at
containing Russia where it now is, is, in itself, an unsound policy; but it is a policy which is
bound to fail because a purely defensive policy never wins against an aggressive policy. If our only
policy is to stay where we are, we will be driven back. It is only by keeping alive the hope of
liberation, by taking advantage of that wherever opportunity arises, that we will end this terrible
peril which dominates the world, which imposes upon us such terrible sacrifices and so-great fears
for the future. But all of this can be done and must be done in ways which will not provoke a general
war . . .
“. . . those who do not
believe that results can be accomplished by moral pressures, by the weight of propaganda, just do not
know what they are talking about. . . .”
–John Foster Dulles, hearing before the Senate
Committee
on Foreign Relations, 1953 | |
Which
statement best describes the main idea of this passage?
a. | The United States must immediately fight to free all nations taken over by Russia.
| b. | The United States must aggressively use moral pressures and propaganda to oppose
Russian expansion. | c. | The United States should negotiate with Russia
about areas of political influence. | d. | The United States should wage a defensive
campaign to contain Russia’s efforts at expansion. |
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“I feel pretty good when I’m attacked by both sides. It makes me more certain
I’m on the right track.” –Dwight D.
Eisenhower | |
This quote reflects Eisenhower’s approach to domestic policy, which was
a. | liberal | c. | moderate | b. | conservative | d. | revolutionary |
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“We are having our little troubles now. Just a blow-up after a little let-down . .
.” –President Harry Truman | |
This quotation is Truman’s response to
which event?
a. | the postwar economic adjustment | c. | a national coal shortage and
strike | b. | the Taft-Hartley Act | d. | high consumer prices |
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Responding to national economic problems, this
slogan helped the _____ Party win control of both houses of Congress in 1946.
a. | Democratic | c. | Workers’ | b. | Republican | d. | Independent |
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“More than 2,250,000 American veterans of WWII received at least part of their
college education as a result of legislation known as the _____.”
–Michael D. Haydock, historian | |
Which word correctly fills
in the blank for this passage?
a. | National Security Act | c. | GI Bill | b. | Fair Deal | d. | Taft-Hartley
Act |
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“If I allowed him to defy the civil authorities in this manner, I myself would be
violating my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.” –President Harry Truman,
April 11, 1951 | |
In this quotation, Truman refers to his
unpopular decision to fire _____.
a. | General Dwight D. Eisenhower | c. | General Douglas
MacArthur | b. | his vice president | d. | his attorney general |
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“We shall not, however, finally achieve the ideals for
which this nation was founded so long as any American suffers discrimination as a result of his race,
or religion, or color, or the land of origin of his forefathers.”
–President Harry Truman, message to Congress | |
This statement against discrimination was made
in
a. | 1938. | c. | 1954. | b. | 1948. | d. | 1963. |
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“Korea is the Greece of the Far East. If we are tough enough now, if we stand up to
them like we did in Greece three years ago, they won’t take any next steps.” | |
In this
passage, President Harry Truman argues for a “police action” to carry out the United
States’ _____ policy.
a. | restriction | c. | containment | b. | foreign aid | d. | reparations |
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“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist
Party?” | |
Witnesses from the film industry were asked this famous question at public hearings held
by _____ in 1947.
a. | the Senate Anti-Communist Protection Committee | b. | the Senate Loyalty
Investigation Committee | c. | the House Entertainment Industry Inquiry
Committee | d. | the House Un-American Activities Committee |
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“ . . . Anyone who knows even the ABC's of the
Communist war against free civilization knows that weakness and supineness will not free a single
American uniformed man. If any Senator can in the future justify a vote to draft the sons of American
mothers, then he must repudiate the shrinking show of weakness, and must tell those mothers that each
young man who wears the American uniform carries the entire power of this nation with him when he
goes to a foreign land.
“Unfortunately, the President sees fit to
congratulate those who hold up the exposure of the Communists in one breath, and in the next breath
urges patience, tolerance and niceties to those who are torturing American uniformed men. . .
.” –Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government
Operations, Hearings, December 7, 1954 | |
This
condemnation of President Eisenhower for weakness against Communism is a quotation from _____.
a. | President Harry Truman | c. | John Foster Dulles | b. | Senator Joseph McCarthy | d. | General Douglas
MacArthur |
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“...have left home spiritually
as well as physically”
–The Organization
Man | |
What group was writer
William H. Whyte, Jr. describing in this quote?
a. | suburban families | c. | soldiers | b. | young executives | d. | prisoners |
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Based on the time line,
which of the following time spans marks the duration of the Korean War?
a. | 1949–1950 | c. | 1950–1953 | b. | 1949–1953 | d. | 1950–1954 |
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After World War II, which of the following
nations was neither communist nor a member of NATO?
a. | Poland | c. | The Netherlands | b. | Norway | d. | Ireland |
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Based on the map, in what country was Berlin
after World War II?
a. | Germany | c. | East Germany | b. | Austria | d. | West Germany |
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Based on the map, which sector of Berlin did
not have an airport?
a. | Soviet sector | c. | American sector | b. | French sector | d. | British sector |
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Based on the map of postwar Berlin, which two
nations’ sectors of that city shared no border?
a. | French & Soviet | c. | Soviet & American | b. | British &
American | d. | American &
French |
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What political party did Strom Thurman
represent in the 1948 presidential election?
a. | Progressive Party | c. | Democratic Party | b. | States’ Rights Party | d. | Republican
Party |
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Based on the map, which of the following
states delivered the most electoral votes for Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election?
a. | Illinois | c. | New York | b. | California | d. | Texas |
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Study the map. The Yalu River forms part of
the border between which of the following two countries?
a. | South Korea & North Korea | c. | North Korea & Soviet
Union | b. | North Korea & China | d. | China & Soviet Union |
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Based on the information on the map, who
controlled the city of Seoul in January 1951?
a. | South Korea | c. | North Korea & China | b. | United Nations
forces | d. | Soviet
Union |
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Based on the map of the Korean War, which of
the following statements is correct?
a. | The city of Pusan was under North Korean and South Korean control at different points
in the war. | b. | The city of Pusan was under North Korean control for only a brief period in
1951. | c. | North Korean lost control of the city of Pusan very early on in the war and never
regained it. | d. | The city of Pusan was never under North Korean control at any point in the
war. |
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Based on the map, which of
the following was not a Warsaw Pact nation?
a. | East Germany | c. | Soviet Union | b. | Albania | d. | none of the
above |
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According to the chart, how much has the
prices of a loaf of bread increased?
a. | $1.00 | c. | $0.63 | b. | $1.40 | d. | $1.15 |
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Which food item has had the smallest price
increase?
a. | milk | c. | oranges | b. | eggs | d. | chicken |
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Some Presidential
Vetoes | President
| Years
| Vetoes
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Overridden | President
| Years
| Vetoes
| Vetoes
Overridden | Washington | 1789-97 | 2 | 0 | Roosevelt, T. | 1901-09 | 42 | 1 | Madison | 1809-17 | 5 | 0 | Hoover | 1929-33 | 21 | 3 | Jackson | 1829-37 | 5 | 0 | Roosevelt, F.D. | 1933-45 | 372 | 9 | Lincoln | 1861-65 | 2 | 0 | Truman | 1945-53 | 180 | 12 | Johnson, A. | 1865-69 | 21 | 15 | Eisenhower | 1953-61 | 73 | 2 | Grant | 1869-77 | 45 | 4 | Kennedy | 1961-63 | 12 | 0 | Arthur | 1881-85 | 4 | 1 | Nixon | 1969-74 | 26 | 7 | Cleveland (first term) | 1885-89 | 304 | 1 | Reagan | 1981-89 | 39 | 10 | McKinley | 1897-01 | 6 | 0 | Bush, G.H.W. | 1999-93 | 29 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
Based on the information in the chart, which
twentieth century president had more vetoes overridden than any other?
a. | Johnson | c. | F. D. Roosevelt | b. | Truman | d. | Reagan |
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Based on the time line, how
many years after the United States detonated atomic bombs over Japan did the Soviet Union first test
an atomic bomb?
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Berlin airlift | d. | Marshall Plan | b. | Douglas MacArthur | e. | Joseph McCarthy | c. | “iron
curtain” |
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cut off Eastern Europe from West
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gave economic aid to Europe
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result of Berlin blockade
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UN commander in Korea
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Reds investigator
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | GI Bill of Rights | d. | Mao Zedong | b. | Joseph
Welch | e. | Warsaw
Pact | c. | Truman Doctrine |
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opposed Joseph McCarthy
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57.
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policy of containment
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58.
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opposed NATO
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59.
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Communist leader
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Servicemen's Readjustment Act
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | The Affluent Society | d. | The Organization
Man | b. | generation gap | e. | baby boom | c. | Beats |
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61.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
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62.
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put strain on education system
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63.
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differing attitudes of old and young
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64.
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William H. Whyte, Jr.
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65.
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rebelled against middle class
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