Question 1

Alger Hiss was charged with

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A)  espionage.
B)  murder.
C)  sexual misconduct.
D)  perjury.
E)  theft.

Question 2

Bernard Baruch's plan for limiting atomic power included

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A)  the eventual destruction of U.S.atomic weapons.
B)  an end to all atomic research.
C)  organization of public antinuclear protest marches all over the world.
D)  establishment of a U.N.nuclear arsenal to intimidate rogue military groups.
E)  the use of nuclear weapons against any nation that threatened to develop such weapons.

Question 3

Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The 1952 Presidential candidate who promised to go to Korea personally to accelerate peace negotiations was ____________________.

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Question 6

The ____________________ Report contended that homosexuality should be accepted and tolerated.

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Question 7

____________________ desegregated the military.

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Question 8

The McCarran Internal Security Act authorized the detention of alleged subversives during times of national emergency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Direct military aid to Latin American governments began in 1950 as part of Truman's containment initiatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Joseph McCarthy linked the Lavender and Red Scares.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Examine the success of Truman's Fair Deal.

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Question 13

The congressional bill that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct boycotts was the ____________________.

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The answer of The congressional bill that severely limited a...

Question 14

When Eisenhower was elected President in 1952

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A)  Democrats continued to control both houses of Congress.
B)  Republicans won overwhelming victories in both houses of Congress.
C)  Republicans won narrow victories in both houses of Congress.
D)  he immediately switched to the Democratic Party.
E)  Democrats controlled the house,but Republicans controlled the Senate.

Question 15

National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) endorsed which of the following?

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A)  massive military buildup
B)  covert actions
C)  enlarged propaganda efforts both inside and outside the United States
D)  economic pressure
E)  all of these choices

Question 16

In the case ____________________,the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of leaders of the American Communist Party for sedition.

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The answer of In the case ____________________,the Supreme Court upheld...

Question 17

Revisionist historians assert that most World War II Soviet expansion was essentially defensive not offensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The U.S.anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to

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A)  reduce U.S.military spending.
B)  support corrupt,oppressive,racist governments in other countries.
C)  encourage freedom of speech and conscience at home and abroad.
D)  lose interest in U.S.holdings in the Pacific.
E)  retreat into an isolationist stance.

Question 19

The Employment Act of 1946 called for increased government spending to ensure employment for all citizens seeking work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Joseph McCarthy

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Republican senator from Wisconsin who be...

Exam 27: The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

____________________ desegregated the military.

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The 1952 Presidential candidate who promised to go to Korea personally to accelerate peace negotiations was ____________________.

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Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

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Joseph McCarthy linked the Lavender and Red Scares.

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Direct military aid to Latin American governments began in 1950 as part of Truman's containment initiatives.

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When Eisenhower was elected President in 1952

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The U.S.anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to

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Examine the success of Truman's Fair Deal.

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Alger Hiss was charged with

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Joseph McCarthy

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The ____________________ Report contended that homosexuality should be accepted and tolerated.

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The congressional bill that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct boycotts was the ____________________.

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National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) endorsed which of the following?

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Bernard Baruch's plan for limiting atomic power included

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Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.

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In the case ____________________,the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of leaders of the American Communist Party for sedition.

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The McCarran Internal Security Act authorized the detention of alleged subversives during times of national emergency.

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The Employment Act of 1946 called for increased government spending to ensure employment for all citizens seeking work.

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Truman's Fair Deal attempted to regulate farm prices.

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Revisionist historians assert that most World War II Soviet expansion was essentially defensive not offensive.

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