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Early Cold War and the Presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower
Early Cold War and the Presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower
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Early Cold War Review--covers info. from 1945-1960 and the Presidency of Truman and Eisenhower
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1
The Red Scare was fueled by....
HUAC committee
growing fears that the communist were everywhere
all of these
Senator McCarthy's intense investigations
2
All of the following defined the 1950s EXCEPT:
affluence and a spike in consumerism
automobile/increased mobility
social conformity
a new era of isolationism
3
The massive relief program, the Marshall Plan, tried to...
all of these are true of the Marshall Plan
to rebuild the post war image of the USA in Europe
address starvation in Europe
thwart the spread of communism to a desperate Europe
4
Truman looked unlikely to win another term in 1948 mostly because of this issue.....
communism
aid to Europe
health care
civil rights
5
The following shows the military alliance known as.....
Soviet Union
NATO
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
6
Brinkmanship fueled all of the following EXCEPT:
a stable relationship with the USSR
arms race and space race
paranoia and fear
"Duck and Cover" Generation
7
The first Cold War stand off was in...
Moscow, USSR
Havana, Cuba
Seoul, South Korea
Berlin, Germany
8
Truman proposed many domestic reforms that were called....
Fair Deal
Square Deal
New Deal
New America
9
Because of his hero status, both political parties fought to have him on the ballot...
Douglas MacArthur
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
Truman's Cold War policy was called....
Containment
Detente
Brinkmanship
Warsaw Pact
11
Which was the first successful action of the civil rights era under Pres. Truman?
passage of an anti-poll tax measure
integration of the military forces
integration of public transportation
integration of the public schools
12
This 1950s-60s era Soviet Leader in "peaceful coexistence" between the superpowers....
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Rudolf Abel
Josef Stalin
13
Which of the following is
not
a quote from MacArthur's Farewell speech?
"I address you with neither rancor or bitterness"
"Bomb the Reds"
"Don't scuttle the Pacific"
"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away"
14
Which spy/spies were accused of providing atomic secrets to the Soviets?
Rudolf Abel
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Francis Gary Powers
Alger Hiss
15
This 1960 incident would severely jeopardize the relationship between the superpowers....
shooting down and capture of an American pilot
blockade of Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
creation of NATO
16
Which of the following politicians owe their political futures to growing fears of communism?
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon Johnson
all of these used communism to their political advantage
Richard Nixon
17
The surge in the birth rate after
the war is responsible for....
growth of the suburbs
all of these
the largest generation
a more child focused society
18
Which group split from the Democrats in 1948 and ran their own candidate as a protest?
Demosplits
Evangelicals
"Blue dogs"
Dixiecrats
19
MacArthur was relieved of his military command in the Korean Conflict because...
did not respect Truman as commander in chief
he tried to circumvent the authority of the Pres.
all of these are true
wanted to expand the war
20
How did the USA assure a smooth transition from soldier life to civilian life?
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9981
22nd amendment
GI Bill of Rights
