Question 1

The 1946 elections

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A)   revealed growing public support for President Harry Truman's domestic agenda.
B)   saw the Democrats retain control of the House, but lose the Senate.
C)   saw Republicans win control of both houses of Congress.
D)   saw President Truman chastise Republican critics with the slogan "Had Enough?"
E)   saw Republicans argue that Truman aimed to roll back the New Deal.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Beginning in 1947, the House ________ Committee instituted a serious investigation of internal subversion.

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Un-America...

Question 3

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

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Question 4

The Yalta accords were less a settlement of postwar issues than a set of loose principles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A freshman congressman from California named ________ helped convict Alger Hiss.

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The answer of A freshman congressman from California named ________...

Question 6

How and why did President Truman alter Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union?

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President Truman altered Franklin Roosev...

Question 7

The government of Syngman Rhee in Korea after World War II

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A)   was pro-Western.
B)   had a powerful military.
C)   was supported by the Soviet Union.
D)   was backed by communists in China.
E)   was remarkably democratic.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

In 1950, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of spying for

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A)   the Soviet Union.
B)   North Korea.
C)   China.
D)   Poland.
E)   Israel.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Following World War II, the great majority of working American women

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A)   kept the same jobs they had had during the war.
B)   voluntarily left the labor force.
C)   moved to jobs outside the service sector.
D)   found themselves excluded from nearly all employment.
E)   wanted to keep working.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The Soviets responded to the creation of NATO by forming an alliance with communist governments, called the Warsaw Pact.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the origins of the Cold War, 1945-1947.

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The origins of the Cold War can be trace...

Question 12

How do you account for the rise of Joseph McCarthy? Why were his tactics successful? What did he accomplish?

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The rise of Joseph McCarthy can be accou...

Question 13

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 14

In the last months of 1949, events in the Soviet Union and China included

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A)   Russia's successful test of an atomic weapon.
B)   the collapse of Mao Zedong's government to communist forces.
C)   the death of Joseph Stalin.
D)   both the collapse of Mao Zedong's government to communist forces, and the death of Joseph Stalin.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the years immediately following World War II, the United States policy toward Asia led

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A)   to U.S. military intervention in China to fight communist advances there.
B)   President Harry Truman to place restrictions on industrial development in Japan.
C)   President Truman to threaten communists in China with atomic bombs.
D)   the United States to provide financial support to Mao Zedong for reasons of stability.
E)   the Truman administration to encourage the rapid economic growth of Japan.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 17

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 18

In 1947, the Truman Doctrine

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A)   asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world.
B)   assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
C)   was initially invoked to provide aid to Greece and Turkey.
D)   both asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world, and assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

Senator Joseph McCarthy routinely accused the Democrats of committing "twenty years of ________."

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Exam 27: The Cold War

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Describe the origins of the Cold War, 1945-1947.

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The Yalta accords were less a settlement of postwar issues than a set of loose principles.

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In the last months of 1949, events in the Soviet Union and China included

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

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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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Beginning in 1947, the House ________ Committee instituted a serious investigation of internal subversion.

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How do you account for the rise of Joseph McCarthy? Why were his tactics successful? What did he accomplish?

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The Soviets responded to the creation of NATO by forming an alliance with communist governments, called the Warsaw Pact.

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

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In 1947, the Truman Doctrine

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Senator Joseph McCarthy routinely accused the Democrats of committing "twenty years of ________."

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How and why did President Truman alter Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union?

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The 1946 elections

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The government of Syngman Rhee in Korea after World War II

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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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A freshman congressman from California named ________ helped convict Alger Hiss.

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