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In 1951, a jury convicted this couple of conspiracy to pass secrets concerning the atomic bomb to Soviet agents during World War II. Alex and Anna Chapman Robert and Dayna Baer Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Two outspoken critics of the domestic anticommunist crusade were Paul Robeson and W. E. B. Du Bois. Thomas Dewey and Henry Luce. Branch Rickey and Jackson Pollock. Strom Thurmond and Richard Nixon.

Paul Robeson and W. E. B. Du Bois.

Which is not true of the Korean War (1950-1953)? President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese. General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring counterattack at Inchon, behind North Korean lines, in September 1950. In 1953, an armistice was agreed to that restored the prewar status quo. Over 33,000 Americans died in Korea; an estimated 1 million Korean soldiers and 2 million civilians died, along with hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.

President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese.

American officials used anticommunist sentiment to investigate political dissenters and to otherwise widen their powers. True False

T

By the early 1950s, state and local laws banning discrimination in employment and housing remained largely unenforced. True False

T

In 1947, an exhibition of historical documents traveled across the country on what was called the Freedom Train. While the exhibit showcased in many cities, two exceptions were Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama. Both cities insisted on separate viewings of the exhibit by race, a demand to which the organizers of the Freedom Train would not agree. True False

T

In July 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces. True False

T

Which was not a development of 1949? Mao Zedong emerged victorious in the long Chinese Civil War. NATO was established. The Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. The Soviets formalized their own eastern European alliance, the Warsaw Pact.

The Soviets formalized their own eastern European alliance, the Warsaw Pact.

In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of the overthrow of the government of Greece. the invasion of South Korea. the "loss" of China to communism. the publication of NSC-68.

the "loss" of China to communism.

President Harry S. Truman's program that focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans - calling on Congress to increase the minimum wage, enact a program of national health insurance, and expand public housing, social security, and aid to education - was the Great Society. the Square Deal. the New Frontier. the Fair Deal.

the Fair Deal.

The House Un-American Activities Committee charged these people with contempt of Congress, serving jail terms of six months to a year. the State Department Circle union workers and protesters outside the New York Harbor the Hollywood Ten braceros laboring in the U.S. yet not American citizens

the Hollywood Ten

The Marshall Plan, proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall, suggested that the U.S. cut ties with European countries that owed the U.S. money until more credit had been established. countries that could not pay back their U.S. loans be removed from the most favored trade nation status. the U.S. contribute billions of dollars to finance the economic recovery of Europe. the countries which owed the U.S. money not be granted a seat at the United Nations

the U.S. contribute billions of dollars to finance the economic recovery of Europe.

Which of the following was not a step toward racial equality in postwar America? the desegregation of the armed forces the signing of Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers the release of the Commission on Civil Rights report, To Secure These Rights the defeat of Operation Dixie

the defeat of Operation Dixie

In the context of postwar civil rights, what baseball player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, challenging the longstanding exclusion of black players from Major League Baseball? Jim Thorpe Paul Robeson Jackie Robinson James Farmer

Jackie Robinson

The Cold War suddenly turned hot in June 1950 in these regions the Balkans. East Berlin and West Berlin. North Korea and South Korea. North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

North Korea and South Korea.

This legislation authorized the deportation of immigrants identified as communists, even if they had become citizens. Operation Wetback of 1954 the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 the Marshall Plan the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952

the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952

The United Nations committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was led by Norman Rockwell. Alger Hiss. Eleanor Roosevelt. George C. Marshall.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

"Dixiecrats" nominated Hubert Humphrey for president in 1948. True False

F

President Harry Truman was defeated by Thomas Dewey in the election of 1948. True False

F

Under the Truman Doctrine, only those governments that respected the democratic rights of citizens and the sovereignty of other peoples could expect friendship and support from the United States. True False

F