Chapter 23 History

1. Joe McCarthy announced that he had a list of 205 communists who worked for the

AGL-CIO.

State Department.

Central Intelligence Agency.

Department of Interior.

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

2. After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was:

Germany.

France.

The Soviet Union.

Japan.

Great Britain.

3. In 1949, Mao Zedong:

Was an ally of the United States.

Led a successful communist revolution in Taiwan.

Led a successful communist revolution in China.

Represented the Chinese at the United Nations.

Cooperated with the Chinese nationalists.

4. According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the

Soviets could have a free hand in international affairs.

United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.

United States was committed to preventing the spread of democracy.

United States accepted the right of communism to exist anywhere.

United States should invade the Soviet Union.

5. The Truman Doctrine:

Committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.

Advocated a return to isolationism.

Called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union.

Was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.

Committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia.

6. Which civil rights measure was enacted during Truman's administration?

Federal law against lynching.

Federal law against poll taxes.

Desegregation of the armed forces.

Protection for equal access to jobs and education.

Establishment of permanent federal civil rights commission.

7. The Dixiecrats:

Opposed segregation in the South.

Opposed desegregation in the South.

Supported Harry Truman in 1948.

Were led by Hubert Humphrey.

Dominated the Democratic Party in 1948.

8. The McCarran Internal Security Act.

Removed immigration quotas based on nationality.

Barred "totalitarians" from entering the Unite States.

Recognized the need for political asylum.

Barred Mexican immigration.

Made immigration law much more flexible.

9. Jackie Robinson

Was banned from major league baseball.

Broke the color barrier in major league baseball..

Experienced no difficulties as the first black player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Took his case all the way to the Supreme Court.

Was president of the NAACP.

10. All of the following statement about the Cold War's impact on American life are true EXCEPT:

Cold War military spending weakened the economy.

The Cold War contributed to the dismantling of segregation.

Cold War policy supported scientific research in medicine and computers.

The Cold War promoted the rapid expansion of higher education.

The Cold War research reshaped immigration policy.

11. President Truman's civil rights plan called for all the following EXCEPT:

Reparations.

National laws against lynching and and the poll tax.

Equal access to jobs.

A permanent federal civil rights commission.

12. All of the following are enactments of the policy of containment EXCEPT:

The Truman Doctrine.

The Berlin Airlift.

The Warsaw Pact.

The Marshall Plan.

The Korean War.

13. The Korean War

Highlighted the limited nature of the Cold War.

Was a decisive victory for the United States.

Demonstrated the strength of the United Nations.

Ended in a stalemate.

Was a decisive victory for the North Koreans.

14. The "Iron Curtain" .

Separated Japan from the rest of Asia.

Separated the free West from the communist East.

Divided North and South Korea.

Separated the Unite States from the Soviet Union.

Divided East and West Germany.

15. NSC-68.

Was only suggested and never implemented

Addressed the threat of communism at home.

Was directed at communist China.

Called for a massive increase in U.S. military forces.

Called for a massive reduction in U.S. military forces.

16. How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around Berlin?

Truman asked the United Nations to place an embargo on al goods going to the Soviet Union.

Truman ignored it.

Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.

Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened atomic war if Stalin did not lift the blockade.

American forced their way through the road blockade with a caravan of armored tanks.

17. The Marshall Plan:

Was largely unsuccessful for lack of support from Congress.

Was limited in scope and focused on West Germany.

Was a U.S. Soviet program to rebuild Europe.

Provided economic assistance to the Soviets.

Offered economic assistance to non-communist governments.

18. Joseph McCathy's downfall came as a result of

The release of his fabricated war record

His claim of 205 communists working in the State Department.

His speech in Wheeling West Virginia.

His hearings on the Defense Department.

Televised hearing invoving the Army.

19. All of the following statements are true of the Fair Deal EXCEPT:

The Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage.

The Fair Deal included a provision to expand Social Security coverage.

The Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program.

The Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing.

Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans.

20. The Taft-Hartley Act:

Legalized sympathy strikes.

Strengthened the rights of organized labor.

Banned right-to- work laws.

Was supported by President Truman.

Outlawed the closed shop.