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Origins of the Cold War
Origins of the Cold War
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Two decades of Democratic control of the presidency ended with the election of this man in 1952
Nixon
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
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The Allied meeting at Bretton Woods in 1944 was focused on this issue:
Post-war global economy framework
War crimes for Nazi leaders
Post-war rebuilding of Japan
International human rights
3
China intervened against the US in 1950 due to
Prompting from Stalin
American use of atomic weapons
The assassination of Mao Zedong
UN forces approaching the Yalu river
4
This Congressional committee held public hearings to expose communists "hiding" in America
The Red Scare Express
House Un-American Activities Committee
House Anti-Communist Committee
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
5
General MacArthur lead this organization in the war to defend South Korean independence
The United States
The League of Nations
NATO
The United Nations
6
The Truman Doctrine was first pronounced in reference to aid to these two countries
Britain and France
Greece and Turkey
Germany and Italy
Japan and China
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This map shows the the founding and yearly expansion of this western defense alliance
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The European Union
The United Nations
8
Truman's "Fair Deal" included which of the following
Federal civil rights, health care and education
Expanded military spending and tax cuts
Focus on charity organizations and religious institutions
Focus on states' rights and corporate tax cuts
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This issue was dividing the Democratic party in the 1948 election
Public eduction
Civil rights
National defense
Taxation policy
10
In 1949 China became a communist power under the leadership of this revolutionary
Kim Il Sung
Singman Rhee
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
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The communist coup in this country in 1948 inspired Congress to pass the Marshall Plan
France
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
12
Truman was the first world leader to recognize the existence of this new country
Israel
Turkey
The Soviet Union
Communist China
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Congress provided veterans with money and resources for education, health care and work with
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Veterans' Bill
The GI Bill
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The CIA along with the Catholic church worked to stop communist election victories in 1948 in
Italy
Greece
The United States
France
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Southern Democrats followed Strom Thurmond to the States' Rights Party better known as
The Segragationists
The Dixiecrats
The White Power Party
The Republican Party
16
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were famous for being the first American civilians to
Be executed for espionage
Be killed in the Korean War
Live in Moscow as representatives of the US
Participate in the government space program
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One major post-war economic issue was related to ending the OPA which focused on:
Conscription for the army
Educating officers while they served
Labor union policies
War time price controls
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American diplomat in Moscow responsible for devising the "containment" policy for the US
Marshall
Kennan
Churchill
Truman
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This is the term for the gradual communist takeover of governments in the post-wwii era
Salami tactics
Brainwashing
Pinko Commie Subversion
Coup d'etat
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Senator Joseph McCarthy is famous for
Being a closeted communist
Stirring up fears of secret communists in the US government
Running against Truman in the 1948 election
Serving as Vice President under Eisenhower