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Evaluate Harry Truman's effectiveness as president by examining two or three of his most important domestic and foreign policies.

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Harry Truman's effectiveness as presiden...

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What were some of the consequences of defying the House Un-American Activities Committee?

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Defying the House Un-American Activities...

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In the late 1940s and early 1950s, what did the House Un-American Activities Committee, Hollywood, and some thirty-nine state legislatures have in common?

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A)   They were all revealed to be riddled with communist spies and other subversives.
B)   They all took vigorous stands against the witch hunting of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
C)   They all participated in the crusade to clear Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg of charges that they passed secrets to the Soviets.
D)   They all contributed to the anticommunist hysteria of the period and tried to root out subversives in American society.
E)   none of these choices.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following did not occur in the 1948 presidential election?

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A)   Southern segregationists bolted the Democratic party.
B)   Leftwing Democrats joined with communists to launch a new Progressive Party.
C)   Truman blasted the "no-good, do-nothing" Republicans as "gluttons of privilege." Pollsters predicted a Dewey victory.
D)   Governor Thomas Dewey of New York defeated President Truman for reelection.
E)   The radicalism of the Progressives and Dixiecrats kept most moderates safely in the Democratic fold.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following:  Greece

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Taft-Hartley Act, closed shop

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The Taft-Hartley Act, officially known a...

Question 7

The 1948 Marshall Plan provided funding after World War II to help the recovery and rebuilding of

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A)   the Soviet Union.
B)   Eastern Europe.
C)   Western Europe.
D)   Southeast Asia.
E)   Northern Africa.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Federal Employee Loyalty Program

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The Federal Employee Loyalty Program was...

Question 9

Explain the challenges and fears facing the United States at the end of World War II as it converted to a peacetime economy. To what extent was that conversion successful? Why did the nation experience prosperity rather than economic disaster?

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At the end of World War II, the United S...

Question 10

How did President Eisenhower respond to the aggression of England, France, and Israel against Egypt in 1956?

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A)   He commended their action and offering military assistance.
B)   He threatened nuclear war if they did not withdraw from Egypt.
C)   He condemned the attacks forced them to withdraw their troops.
D)   He sent American ground troops to defend the Egyptian capital.
E)   He offered military assistance to Nasser.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that many Americans became concerned about the nation's security during the late 1940s?

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A)   The communist victory in China.
B)   The Soviet development of a hydrogen bomb.
C)   The discovery of a major spy network that had given American atomic secrets to the Soviets.
D)   Hysteria about communist infiltrators.
E)   Publicity over Congressional investigations into communist influence in American life.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Atomic Energy Commission

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The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was a...

Question 13

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following:  Czechoslovakia

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Question 14

The Employment Act of 1946

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A)   established full employment as a federal goal.
B)   gave the president broad powers to achieve maximum employment.
C)   committed the federal government to ensuring economic growth and maintaining employment.
D)   made Keynesian economics an officially recognized government approach to maximum employment.
E)   prohibited the government from running a deficit for the purpose of improving the economy.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

What domestic and international events led to the Second Red Scare?

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The Second Red Scare was fueled by a com...

Question 16

How did the policies of both the United States and Soviet Union lead to the start of the Cold War?

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The policies of both the United States a...

Question 17

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following:  Poland

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Jiang Jieshi versus Mao Zedong

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Jiang Jieshi, also known as Chiang Kai-s...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Marshall Plan

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The Marshall Plan, officially known as t...

Question 20

In 1950, Joseph McCarthy argued that

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A)   General Eisenhower should lead a military coup against President Truman.
B)   the United States should seek a peace settlement with the Soviet Union.
C)   UN forces should use the atomic bomb against North Korea.
D)   there were communists working in the American government.
E)   Richard Nixon had been a communist spy during World War II.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 26: The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1960

The 1948 Marshall Plan provided funding after World War II to help the recovery and rebuilding of

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Which of the following did not occur in the 1948 presidential election?

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In the late 1940s and early 1950s, what did the House Un-American Activities Committee, Hollywood, and some thirty-nine state legislatures have in common?

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Greece

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Evaluate Harry Truman's effectiveness as president by examining two or three of his most important domestic and foreign policies.

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Which of the following was not one of the reasons that many Americans became concerned about the nation's security during the late 1940s?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Atomic Energy Commission

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Federal Employee Loyalty Program

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Czechoslovakia

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Explain the challenges and fears facing the United States at the end of World War II as it converted to a peacetime economy. To what extent was that conversion successful? Why did the nation experience prosperity rather than economic disaster?

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How did the policies of both the United States and Soviet Union lead to the start of the Cold War?

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How did President Eisenhower respond to the aggression of England, France, and Israel against Egypt in 1956?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Taft-Hartley Act, closed shop

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The Employment Act of 1946

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Marshall Plan

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What domestic and international events led to the Second Red Scare?

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In 1950, Joseph McCarthy argued that

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Poland

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What were some of the consequences of defying the House Un-American Activities Committee?

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