Question 1

In 1948,the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the

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A)  Marshall Plan.
B)  United States putting nuclear missiles in Turkey.
C)  establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D)  Truman Doctrine.
E)  creation of a unified West Germany.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

President Harry Truman initially decided to "get tough" with the Soviet Union

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A)  following the end of the war in the Pacific.
B)  once the United States had successfully used the atomic bomb.
C)  at the Potsdam Conference.
D)  after his first few days in office.
E)  after it became clear Stalin was supporting communist forces in China.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

As a result of the Korean War,the

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A)  American economy was dragged into a recession.
B)  American public felt reassured that communism was being contained.
C)  stature of the American military increased.
D)  American public believed there was something wrong with the United States.
E)  government reduced the amount of money it was pumping into the economy.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Between 1947 and 1950,Marshall Plan aid

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A)  was offered to the Soviet Union.
B)  failed to significantly revive European industrial production.
C)  had little impact on communist influence within nations that accepted aid.
D)  was opposed by many Republicans in Congress.
E)  grew more controversial after a Soviet coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

The end of the war in 1945 saw the onset of serious inflation,but no serious labor strife.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1945 when Harry Truman became president,he

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A)  had almost no familiarity with foreign affairs.
B)  believed Joseph Stalin could be trusted.
C)  was already drawing up plans for his "Truman Doctrine."
D)  looked to Great Britain to contain the Soviet Union.
E)  renounced the Yalta accords signed by Roosevelt.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 7

So convinced was President Truman that Senator McCarthy's charges of communist subversion were groundless that the president refused to undertake his own loyalty review.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alger Hiss was in part convicted by Whittaker Chambers' "________ papers."

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Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding the "occupation zones" of Germany in 1945 is NOT true?

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A)  There were a total of four zones,each controlled by a different nation.
B)  The zones were to be determined by the position of troops at the end of the war.
C)  All of Berlin was to be placed under Soviet control.
D)  At an unspecified date,Germany would be reunited.
E)  Roosevelt preferred a reconstructed and reunited Germany.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

During the Korean War,the Truman administration faced major strikes in the industries of

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A)  rail and steel.
B)  steel and textiles.
C)  textiles and coal.
D)  coal and rail.
E)  rail and textiles.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 11

President Truman's China policy was based on continued support of Chiang Kai-shek,but without a commitment to intervene militarily to save his regime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

President Harry Truman's Fair Deal called for

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A)  a retraction of many New Deal programs.
B)  an end to public housing.
C)  a freeze on the minimum wage to combat inflation.
D)  the creation of national health insurance.
E)  an end to the Fair Employment Practices Act and other wartime measures.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In 1947,the Truman administration responded to Republican attacks that it was weak on communism by

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A)  ignoring them.
B)  charging the Republicans with harboring communists within their own party.
C)  beginning an investigation into the loyalty of federal employees.
D)  blaming lax security on the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
E)  supporting passage of the McCarran Internal Security Act.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The National Security Act of 1947 created

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A)  the National Security Council.
B)  the Central Intelligence Agency.
C)  the Department of Defense.
D)  both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

General Douglas MacArthur pursued North Koreans beyond the 38th parallel in direct violation of President Truman's orders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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Question 17

While the Soviet Union likely never ordered North Korea to attack South Korea,Stalin did support the North Korean offensive once it was under way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In assessing the origins of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union,was one country or one leader more responsible for it than the other?

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The origins of the Cold War between the ...

Question 19

In late 1943 at the Tehran Conference,

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A)  Franklin Roosevelt knew Joseph Stalin urgently needed American aid in fighting Germany.
B)  Winston Churchill agreed to enter the war in the Pacific as soon as Germany was defeated.
C)  Franklin Roosevelt urged Joseph Stalin to postpone his westward offensive.
D)  it was agreed that Poland should be put under Soviet control after the war.
E)  Franklin Roosevelt promised an Anglo-American second front within six months.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

In 1951,President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of command because MacArthur

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A)  publicly stated that an invasion of China would be a military disaster.
B)  publicly criticized President Truman's policy in Korea.
C)  refused to support Truman's plan to use atomic weapons in Korea.
D)  both publicly criticized Truman's policy in Korea and refused to support Truman's plan to use atomic weapons in Korea.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Exam 27: The Cold War

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