In 1947 the Truman administration reacted to the growing anticommunist fervor in the country by

made an exec. order to investigate federal employees loyalty

Which of the following occurred during the Cuban missile crisis?

US & USSR came closer to nuclear war than at any other time

What event led southern Democrats to bolt from the Democratic Party in 1948?

H. Humphrey made civil rights agenda on the party’s platform

What was President Truman’s response to the Communist invasion of South Korea in 1950?

Asked the UN Security Council to authorize a police action

In the late 1940s-early 1950s the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC)

targeted film industry as part of its anticommunist agenda

President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his Korean command because MacArthur

ordered troops tocross 38th parallel & to the Chinese border

Which of the following occurred at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?

Truman used “tough” methods with the Soviets

The National Security Council’s report known as NSC-68 proposed that

the U.S. must significantly increase its defense spending

Which of the following describes life in the United States during the Cold War?

Fear of communism abroad fostered fear & repression at home

From the U.S. perspective, the Cold War was precipitated by

Stalin’s refused to allow self-determination in E. Europe

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

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1
Who became leader of the USSR following the death of Stalin in 1953?
Yuri Andropov
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
2
In 1947 the Truman administration reacted to the growing anticommunist fervor in the country by
denouncing it as a Republican witch hunts against liberals
made an exec. order to investigate federal employees loyalty
did nothing, trusting that the issue was a Republican ploy
ordered FBI to conduct of all congressional Republicans
3
The Cold War term 'MAD' stood for
Massive Aid Doctrine
Marshall Aid Doctrine
Massive Assistance Doctrine
Mutually Assured Destruction
4
Which of the following occurred during the Cuban missile crisis?
US & USSR came closer to nuclear war than at any other time
Khrushchev ordered a quarantine of U.S. shipping for Cuba.
Kennedy worked through diplomacy to resolve the problem
Khrushchev used television to alert the world to the crisis
5
Truman’s domestic program during his second term in office was known as the
Square Deal
New Frontier
New Deal
Fair Deal.
6
What event led southern Democrats to bolt from the Democratic Party in 1948?
H. Humphrey made civil rights agenda on the party’s platform
They followed former VP Henry Wallace into the Progressives
Truman extended labor unions into the South
Republican Thomas Dewey offered a platform they liked more
7
Pres. Eisenhower feared if one Asian nation fell to communism they all would. This was called
brinksmanship
MAD
deterrance
domino theory
8
What was President Truman’s response to the Communist invasion of South Korea in 1950?
Asked the UN Security Council to authorize a police action
Appealed to Congress to send aid for anti communist Koreans.
Asked Congress for a declaration of war and they complied
Pursued policy of watchful waiting before committing troops
9
Loyalty oaths, blacklists, & Alger Hiss are all associated with the
Red Scare
Great Society
New Deal
civil rights movement
10
In the late 1940s-early 1950s the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC)
investigated Joseph McCarthy's abuses of power
investigated only domestic anti-American propaganda
was fair and balanced
targeted film industry as part of its anticommunist agenda
11
Which of the following policies would the Dixiecrats have opposed?
Desegregating the armed forces
Deficit spending to aid education
Government efforts to spur economic growthc
A federally mandated increase in the minimum wage
12
President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his Korean command because MacArthur
ordered troops tocross 38th parallel & to the Chinese border
sent American bombers to attack China without permission
refused to launch a surprise invasion into North Korea
called the conflict “the wrong war, at the wrong place"
13
To rebuild Europe after WWII & fight communism the U.S. gave $13 billion with what plan?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
NATO Alliance
14
The Eisenhower Doctrine was issued in response to difficulties in
Czechoslovakia.
the Middle East
Hungary
Southeast Asia
15
The Truman Doctrine was implemented in response to communist threats in
Palestine and Jordan
Greece and Turkey
East Germany and Poland.
Egypt and Israel
16
Which of the following occurred at the Potsdam Conference in 1945?
Stalin demanded that the U.S. share secrets on atomic bombs
Truman used “tough” methods with the Soviets
Soviets imposed a communist government on Poland.
Allies failed to reach deal on postwar occupation of Germany
17
The National Security Council’s report known as NSC-68 proposed that
critics had exaggerated the strength of the Soviet military
an arms race would follow development of a hydrogen bomb.
the U.S. must significantly increase its defense spending
good relations with the Soviet Union were imperative
18
Which of the following describes life in the United States during the Cold War?
Fearing creeping socialism, Congress cut the New Deal
To protect itself the U.S. banned operations abroad
Fear of government drove American's to opposes Congress
Fear of communism abroad fostered fear & repression at home
19
Which of the following issues was directly associated with McCarthyism?
Allegations of communism
The Fair Deal
Campaign finance reform
Modern Republicanism
20
Which of the following events was a foreign policy blunder during the Kennedy administration
Alliance for Progress
Bay of Pigs
Cuban missile crisis
Building of the Berlin Wall
21
The creator of containment, who enumerated his fears in the Long Telegram in 1946, was
James Byrnes
George Kennan
Harry Truman
George Marshall
22
From the U.S. perspective, the Cold War was precipitated by
Stalin’s refused to allow self-determination in E. Europe
USSR's explosion of an atomic bomb and later a hydrogen bomb
USSR's participation in the creation of the Warsaw Pact
Stalin refused to allow E. Euro. countries the Marshall Plan
23
Who is your FAVORITE teacher that has given you much knowledge and valuable college skills?
Kim Endsley
Garth Gucker
Neil Rainey
Cameron Flint
24
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
An intense antiwar movement developed in the United States
Civilian control of the U.S. armed forces seriously eroded
The U.S. radically reduced its involvement in Asian affairs
Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
25
Which of the following established the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe?
Yalta Agreement
Eisenhower Doctrine
Casablanca Conference
Marshall Plan

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