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Chapter 35 The Cold War Part II 1946-1953
Chapter 35 The Cold War Part II 1946-1953
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What anti-communist law was passed in 1950?
The Better Dead than Red Act
The McCarren Act
The Fair Deal
The Taft Hartley Act
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Truman did not run again in 1952 due to
his unpoularity due to Korea, MacArthur, and corruption in his white house
his age
his wife's health
he restriction to two terms based on the 22nd Amendment
3
The GI Bill allowed WWII vets to
never pay taxes again
increase their rank if they re-enlisted
take out non interest loans
go to college
4
Who brought mass production techniques to home construction?
Henry Ford
Henry Kaiser
Henry Stiles
William J Levitt
5
To combat communism Truman began
The do not hire list in Hollywood
HUAC
price controls similar to WWII
The Loyalty Program
6
All were passed parts of Truman's Fair Deal except?
money for housing
national health care
expansion of social security
increase in minimum wage
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Which is not a provision of the McCarren Act
communists could be detained
Communists could have their property seized by the gov.
communists could be deported
communists could not work in the defense industries
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Which was a signal that Americans were not pleased in 1946?
Hate crimes began to rise
Striking workers were drafted into the military
The Democrats lost both Houses of Congress in the Mid-Term Election
They rioted and looted
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In the Checkers Speech, Nixon was the first politician to clear his name using
The radio
The TV
The internet
The OP Ed piece
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All were effects of the Soviet A bomb test except
Cold War tensions esclated
both nations felt they could be the victim of an atomic attack
US development of a hydrogen bomb
lower military budgets
11
McCarthy's reign of terror ended when he
went after the state department
outed homosexual members of Congress
charged IKE was a communist
went after the US Army on TV
12
The Republican 1952 formula for victory- K1 C2 meant?
Korea, Communism and Corruption
Potassium, Carbon, and Cobalt
Korea, Communism and China
Korea, Communism and Containment
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The law that created the NSA & CIA was called
Smith-McCarren Act
National Security Act
Dewey-Douglas Bill
Taft-Hartley Act
14
Nixon used his popularity in the Hiss case to become
Chief Justice of SCOTUS
Secretary of Defense
President
Vice President
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What issue forced the divison within the democratic party in 1948?
Civil Rights
cut or increase Taxes
Increase or decrease the military budget
Contaimnent of Communism
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McCarthyism damaged and suppressed the
1st Amendment rights of Americans
2nd Amendment rights of Americans
10th Amendment rights of Americans
3rd Amendment rights of Americans
17
The Federal Housing Authority contributed to white flight by?
pushing for lower taxes in the cities
offering low cost mortgages to African Americans
pushing for lower taxes in the suburbs
offering low cost mortgages to whites
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During the 1950's Americans migrated to the
Rustbelt
Sunbelt
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
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What did Americans fear after WWII?
The remilitarism of Japan
The re-nazification of Germany
increased racial rensions
another Great Depression
20
The largest generation by population are
Generation X
Millennials
Baby Boomers
Generation Z
21
Which of the following did the US not face following WWII?
Strikes
Reconversion process in industry
Inflation
collaspe of the dollar
22
In 1948 Democrats & Republicans disagreed on?
The GI Bill
The expansion or reduction of the New Deal
containment
brinkmanship
23
In his enemies from within speech, McCarthy claimed
there were 205 communists in Congress
there were 205 communsits in the state dept.
there were 205 communists in the defense dept.
there were 205 communists teaching in US colleges
24
Alger Hiss a former state department offical was convicted of?
espionage
kidnapping
tax evasion
perjury
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Since Congress would not pass his legislation Truman called them the
Iron Curtain Congress
Absent Congress
Do Nothing Congress
Lazy Congress