The United States and the Cold War

Question 1

What profession was banned from communists in 1950s Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Professional wrestling

Question 2

What was Truman&#x27;s first domestic task as president?

Accepted Answer

To oversee the transition from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy

Question 3

What is NSC-68?

Accepted Answer

A top secret report about the threat of Soviet communism

Question 4

What does NSC stand for?

Accepted Answer

National Security Council

Question 5

What was the Truman doctrine’s purpose?

Accepted Answer

To help americans grasp the idea of a post-war world

Question 6

Who finally halted Joseph McCarthy’s rampage in 1954?

Accepted Answer

The United States army

Question 7

U.S general Douglas Mcarthur helped which country become democratic?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 8

What three documents were found on the Freedom Train that represented the African Americans?

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation, 13th Amendment, letter by patriot Henry Laurens

Question 9

Why was Eleanor Roosevelt so important?

Accepted Answer

She supported freedom of speech, religious toleration, etc.

Question 10

What was Operation Dixie?

Accepted Answer

A campaign to bring unionization to the South, A campaign that shattered the hold of anti-labor conservatives on the south

Question 11

Which United states president wanted to prevent isolationism after the war?

Accepted Answer

President Roosevelt

Question 12

What did Truman&#x27;s Fair Deal do?

Accepted Answer

Increased minimum wage, Enacted a program of national health insurance, Aided to education, Expanded public housing

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