Question 1

The National Association of Manufacturers

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A)  supported the idea of a "Second Bill of Rights."
B)  believed that expanded domestic programs would destroy private free-enterprise.
C)  supported President Truman.
D)  supported bills to expand public housing.
E)  advocated stronger environmental laws.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Examine the war in Korea.Describe the U.S.goals in entering the conflict and the implications of the war for American foreign policy.

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The Korean War began in June 1950 when a...

Question 3

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-Labor-Management Relations

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popularly referred to as the Taft-Hartle...

Question 4

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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A)  accused Richard Nixon and John Wayne of spying for the Communists.
B)  proved that the labor movement was loyal and procapitalist.
C)  helped capture and convict some of the most dangerous Soviet spies in the United States.
D)  destroyed the careers of hundreds of TV and movie workers.
E)  identified those who worked for the Nazi Party in the U.S.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Before his death Alger Hiss admitted his involvement with the communist party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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-Strom Thurmond

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the southern segregationist who ran as a...

Question 7

The Kinsey Report published in 1948

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A)  was a study of the major educational institutions in the United States.
B)  exposed thousands of communists who worked for the State Department.
C)  called for racial equality.
D)  found that 30 percent of FBI agents were psychotic.
E)  asserted that homosexuality was normal and should be tolerated.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Fair Deal's national health insurance program

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A)  was very liberal and well received.
B)  was supported by large insurance companies.
C)  was simple to understand
D)  was rejected.
E)  was supported by the American Medical Association.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The Central Intelligence Agency was

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A)  created by Franklin Roosevelt during World War II.
B)  given a mandate to infiltrate suspicious organizations within the United States.
C)  an information-gathering agency with authority to participate in international covert actions.
D)  required to receive congressional approval before it undertook any controversial actions.
E)  not an important agency during the Cold War years.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In the campaign of 1952,General Eisenhower was perceived as a far right candidate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Taft-Hartley Act

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A)  enacted the highest tariff in U.S.history.
B)  negated many union gains from the New Deal years.
C)  implemented the first peacetime draft in U.S.history.
D)  required strict loyalty oaths from all Americans.
E)  imposed the first income tax.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Chief executive officers of movie studios bravely defended actors and writers against charges that they were communist sympathizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Republicans welcomed McCarthy's assaults on their Democratic rivals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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A)  established a European free-trade zone.
B)  continued the traditional U.S.policy of nonentanglement.
C)  delivered economic aid to the Soviet Union.
D)  called for preemptive wars against likely aggressors.
E)  considered an attack on one member nation an attack on all members.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

According to the popular view of the containment policy

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A)  the U.S.should only involve itself in the international disputes when U.S.territory is attacked.
B)  all leftist insurgencies everywhere are controlled by the Russian Communists.
C)  the U.S.must keep the public calm by carefully containing potentially frightening information.
D)  both Communist and non-Communist nations must be contained within their own borders.
E)  the spread of Communism is an indirect threat to the U.S.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Examine the beginnings of the Cold War.Explore the issues,points of conflict,and policies of the various participants.

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Question 18

Examine Harry Truman's stand on the major civil rights issues of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Harry Truman was the first twentieth-cen...

Question 19

The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman's stance on ____________________.

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The answer of The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was...

Question 20

All of the following were part of the "G.I.Bill" except

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A)  providing veterans with financial assistance for education.
B)  mandating that veterans receive favorable terms for securing loans for home purchases.
C)  mandating preferential treatment when veterans applied for public-sector jobs.
D)  the promise to veterans of a future financial bonus.
E)  it eventually provided medical care in veterans' hospitals.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

The National Association of Manufacturers

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Strom Thurmond

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Examine Harry Truman's stand on the major civil rights issues of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Examine the beginnings of the Cold War.Explore the issues,points of conflict,and policies of the various participants.

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The Kinsey Report published in 1948

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In the campaign of 1952,General Eisenhower was perceived as a far right candidate.

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Labor-Management Relations

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Examine the war in Korea.Describe the U.S.goals in entering the conflict and the implications of the war for American foreign policy.

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Before his death Alger Hiss admitted his involvement with the communist party.

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The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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The Fair Deal's national health insurance program

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Republicans welcomed McCarthy's assaults on their Democratic rivals.

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All of the following were part of the "G.I.Bill" except

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Chief executive officers of movie studios bravely defended actors and writers against charges that they were communist sympathizers.

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The Taft-Hartley Act

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The Central Intelligence Agency was

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The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.

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According to the popular view of the containment policy

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The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman's stance on ____________________.

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