Chapter 23 History
Chapter 23 History
- 1.
All of the following statements are true of the Fair Deal EXCEPT:
- A.
The Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage.
- B.
The Fair Deal included a provision to expand Social Security coverage.
- C.
The Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program.
- D.
The Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing.
- E.
Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans.
Correct Answer
E. Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans. -
- 2.
In 1949, Mao Zedong:
- A.
Was an ally of the United States.
- B.
Led a successful communist revolution in Taiwan.
- C.
Led a successful communist revolution in China.
- D.
Represented the Chinese at the United Nations.
- E.
Cooperated with the Chinese nationalists.
Correct Answer
C. Led a successful communist revolution in China. -
- 3.
Which civil rights measure was enacted during Truman's administration?
- A.
Federal law against lynching.
- B.
Federal law against poll taxes.
- C.
Desegregation of the armed forces.
- D.
Protection for equal access to jobs and education.
- E.
Establishment of permanent federal civil rights commission.
Correct Answer
C. Desegregation of the armed forces. -
- 4.
The McCarran Internal Security Act.
- A.
Removed immigration quotas based on nationality.
- B.
Barred "totalitarians" from entering the Unite States.
- C.
Recognized the need for political asylum.
- D.
Barred Mexican immigration.
- E.
Made immigration law much more flexible.
Correct Answer
B. Barred "totalitarians" from entering the Unite States. -
- 5.
President Truman's civil rights plan called for all the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Reparations.
- B.
National laws against lynching and and the poll tax.
- C.
Equal access to jobs.
- D.
A permanent federal civil rights commission.
Correct Answer
A. Reparations. -
- 6.
Joseph McCathy's downfall came as a result of
- A.
The release of his fabricated war record
- B.
His claim of 205 communists working in the State Department.
- C.
His speech in Wheeling West Virginia.
- D.
His hearings on the Defense Department.
- E.
Televised hearing invoving the Army.
Correct Answer
D. His hearings on the Defense Department. -
- 7.
The Dixiecrats:
- A.
Opposed segregation in the South.
- B.
Opposed desegregation in the South.
- C.
Supported Harry Truman in 1948.
- D.
Were led by Hubert Humphrey.
- E.
Dominated the Democratic Party in 1948.
Correct Answer
B. Opposed desegregation in the South. -
- 8.
According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the
- A.
Soviets could have a free hand in international affairs.
- B.
United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.
- C.
United States was committed to preventing the spread of democracy.
- D.
United States accepted the right of communism to exist anywhere.
- E.
United States should invade the Soviet Union.
Correct Answer
B. United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism. -
- 9.
The Truman Doctrine:
- A.
Committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.
- B.
Advocated a return to isolationism.
- C.
Called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union.
- D.
Was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.
- E.
Committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia.
Correct Answer
A. Committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere. -
- 10.
After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was:
- A.
Germany.
- B.
France.
- C.
The Soviet Union.
- D.
Japan.
- E.
Great Britain.
Correct Answer
C. The Soviet Union. -
- 11.
Joe McCarthy announced that he had a list of 205 communists who worked for the
- A.
AGL-CIO.
- B.
State Department.
- C.
Central Intelligence Agency.
- D.
Department of Interior.
- E.
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Correct Answer
B. State Department. -
- 12.
The Marshall Plan:
- A.
Was largely unsuccessful for lack of support from Congress.
- B.
Was limited in scope and focused on West Germany.
- C.
Was a U.S. Soviet program to rebuild Europe.
- D.
Provided economic assistance to the Soviets.
- E.
Offered economic assistance to non-communist governments.
Correct Answer
E. Offered economic assistance to non-communist governments. -
- 13.
Jackie Robinson
- A.
Was banned from major league baseball.
- B.
Broke the color barrier in major league baseball..
- C.
Experienced no difficulties as the first black player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- D.
Took his case all the way to the Supreme Court.
- E.
Was president of the NAACP.
Correct Answer
B. Broke the color barrier in major league baseball.. -
- 14.
All of the following are enactments of the policy of containment EXCEPT:
- A.
The Truman Doctrine.
- B.
The Berlin Airlift.
- C.
The Warsaw Pact.
- D.
The Marshall Plan.
- E.
The Korean War.
Correct Answer
C. The Warsaw Pact. -
- 15.
The Korean War
- A.
Highlighted the limited nature of the Cold War.
- B.
Was a decisive victory for the United States.
- C.
Demonstrated the strength of the United Nations.
- D.
Ended in a stalemate.
- E.
Was a decisive victory for the North Koreans.
Correct Answer
D. Ended in a stalemate. -
- 16.
How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around Berlin?
- A.
Truman asked the United Nations to place an embargo on al goods going to the Soviet Union.
- B.
Truman ignored it.
- C.
Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.
- D.
Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened atomic war if Stalin did not lift the blockade.
- E.
American forced their way through the road blockade with a caravan of armored tanks.
Correct Answer
C. Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift. -
- 17.
All of the following statement about the Cold War's impact on American life are true EXCEPT:
- A.
Cold War military spending weakened the economy.
- B.
The Cold War contributed to the dismantling of segregation.
- C.
Cold War policy supported scientific research in medicine and computers.
- D.
The Cold War promoted the rapid expansion of higher education.
- E.
The Cold War research reshaped immigration policy.
Correct Answer
A. Cold War military spending weakened the economy. -
- 18.
NSC-68.
- A.
Was only suggested and never implemented
- B.
Addressed the threat of communism at home.
- C.
Was directed at communist China.
- D.
Called for a massive increase in U.S. military forces.
- E.
Called for a massive reduction in U.S. military forces.
Correct Answer
D. Called for a massive increase in U.S. military forces. -
- 19.
The "Iron Curtain" .
- A.
Separated Japan from the rest of Asia.
- B.
Separated the free West from the communist East.
- C.
Divided North and South Korea.
- D.
Separated the Unite States from the Soviet Union.
- E.
Divided East and West Germany.
Correct Answer
B. Separated the free West from the communist East. -
- 20.
The Taft-Hartley Act:
- A.
Legalized sympathy strikes.
- B.
Strengthened the rights of organized labor.
- C.
Banned right-to- work laws.
- D.
Was supported by President Truman.
- E.
Outlawed the closed shop.
Correct Answer
E. Outlawed the closed shop. -
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