What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?

The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.

The problem with Truman’s Fair Deal was that it

did not receive support in Congress.

How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War?

Both were occupied by Allied troops.

Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?

Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb

Which of the following represents the first effort of the United Nations to fulfill its mission

adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The staggering number of casualties in the final two months of the Korean War showed that

both were losing soldiers to gain small amounts of land

Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?

The country did not suffer economic devastation.

Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?

The United States never officially declared war.

Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?

to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist

Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?

MacArthur publicly criticized the president.

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1
_____ won the presidential election of 1948.
Harry S Truman
Henry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight K. Schrute
2
What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?
Labor unrest escalated.
Government controlled industrial production after the war.
The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.
The demand for military supplies dropped sharply.
3
____ created a foreign policy known as containment
George C. Marshall
George F. Kennan
4
The problem with Truman’s Fair Deal was that it
focused on a federal health insurance and education.
drew the nation’s attention away from Korea.
did not receive support in Congress.
included too many New Deal programs.
5
How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War?
Both were occupied by China during World War II.
Both were occupied by Allied troops.
Both had Soviet-controlled puppet governments.
Both were representative democracies
6
Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare?
Soviet detonation of an atomic bomb
Chiang Kai-shek’s takeover of China
the passage of the Smith Act
the formation of the House Un-American Activities Committee
7
What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?
domestic Communist threats
Chiang Kai-shek’s government
the possibility of creating a worldwide currency
President Truman’s firing of General Douglas MacArthur
8
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
anti-Communist leaders in Congress
cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
convicted spies
two of the Hollywood Ten
9
The policy of ____ aimed to stop Communism from spreading to any other countries
contaminate
containment
the Fare Deal
the Fair Deal
10
Which of the following represents the first effort of the United Nations to fulfill its mission
creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
creation of the Peace Corps
founding of the World Bank
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
11
Korea was divided at the ____ after World War II.
38th parallel
52nd parallel
12
The staggering number of casualties in the final two months of the Korean War showed that
President Truman had been right to fire General MacArthur.
both were losing soldiers to gain small amounts of land
the UN forces were inferior to the Communist forces.
both sides protected civilian lives.
13
Although the fighting in Korea is known as the Korean War, the United States
referred to the fighting as the Cold Action.
never officially declared war.
never admitted that US troops were involved in the fighting.
fought the Koreans in China but never sent troops to Korea.
14
_______ was in control of South Korea after WWII.
USA
RSA
UAE
USSR
15
Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?
The US had taken control of profitable German industries.
The U.S. military suffered few losses during the war.
The country did not suffer economic devastation.
US received aid throughout the war from Britain and France.
16
The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called
the International Monetary Fund.
the Iron Curtain.
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
containment.
17
______ was in control of North Korea after WWII
Soviet Union
United States
18
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
The United States never officially declared war.
The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
South Korea did not have a military.
19
World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused
the second Red Scare.
representatives of 50 nations to form the United Nations.
five nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
the British and Americans to begin the Berlin Airlift.
20
Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?
to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin
to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist
to prevent all of Germany from becoming Communist
to implement the Marshall Plan
21
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
MacArthur was a war hero from World War II.
MacArthur refused to expand the fighting into China.
MacArthur publicly criticized the president.
MacArthur welcomed the Chinese government to Korea.

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