Chapter 30

Joseph McCarthy A. accused George C Marshall of disloyalty B. was Trumans vice-president C. pronounced Richard Nixons change of communism in the state department a fraud and a hoax D. was the first director of the Atomic Engery Commission

A. accused George C Marshall of disloyalty

The McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950 A. was passed over Trumans veto B. was upheld by the Supreme Court clear and present danger doctrine C. forced over 2000 civil service employees to resign D. led to the arrest of Alger Hiss

A. was passed over Trumans veto

Following the election of 1948, Truman was able to push through Congress A. a civil rights bill federal aid to education and national health insurance B. farm price supports a public housing program, and more money for the TVA and rural electrification C. repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act D. all the above

B. farm price supports a public housing program, and more money for the TVA and rural electrification

The domestic program that Harry Truman sent to congress in September 1945 A. was a setback for labor B. proposed to continue and enlarge the New Deal C. addressed only the problem of demobilization D. proposed to reverse most of his predecessors policies

B. proposed to continue and enlarge the New Deal

Truman clashed with congressional Republicans over A. national secrurity B. tax cuts C. entry into the UN D. building the hydrogen bomb

B. tax cuts

The National Security Act was passed as a response to A. the race riots following WWII B. the success of Japans attack of Pearl Harbor C. changs that Communists had infiltrated the govenment D. the launching of the Soviet Unions Sputnik I

B. the success of Japans attack of Pearl Harbor

When railroad workers staged a strike shortly after the end of the war President Truman A. threatened to nationalize the railroads B. threatened to draft strikers into the armed forces C. suggested a pay raise of two sent an hour D. argues that the federal government could not interfere in what was fundamentally a private business matter

B. threatened to draft strikers into the armed forces

in response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, Truman A. used armed convoys to supply the city B. used a massive airlift to supply the city C. conceded Berlin to the Soviets in order to save West Germany D. conceded Berlin to the Soviets in order to save East Germant

B. used a massive airlift to supply the city

The North Atlantic Treaty A. pledged signers to consult immediately in case of attack B. was originally signed by twelve nations C. was response to the Communist invasion of South Korea D. was also known as the Nuclear Nonproloferation Treaty

B. was originally signed by twelve nations

The US entered the Korean War A. against the wishes of President Truman B. without a declaration of war by congress C. without sanction by the UN D. because of its interest in the oil deposits off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula

B. without a declaration of war by congress

The people usually credited with formulating the policy of containment was A. James F Byrnes B. Harry Hopkins C. George F Kennan D. George C Marshall

C. George F Kennan

Which of the following was not a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN A. Britain B. France C. Japan D. the Soviet Union

C. Japan

In the china tangle the US sent $2 billion in aid to fight A. the Chinese Nationalists B. the Kuomintang C. Mao Tse-tung D. Ho Chi Minh

C. Mao Tse-tung

By the end of Truman years the US had A. returned to its isolationist stance B. repudiated almost all its peacetime alliances C. become committed to a major and permanent national military establishment D. repudiated the Monroe Doctrine

C. become committed to a major and permanent national military establishment

The war in Korea A. began in 1946 when Mao Tse-tungs forces refused to leave South Korea B. was responsible for almost a million American casualties C. began in 1950 when North Korean forces invaded South Korea D. lasted just eight months

C. began in 1950 when North Korean forces invaded South Korea

Americas racial relations were transformed during the 1940s because A. of civil rights demonstrations B. or racial riots C. racial discrimination in thenhiring of federal employees was banned D. the KKK was banned

C. racial discrimination in thenhiring of federal employees was banned

The National Council in 1950 recommended A. giving military aid to the French-supported regime of Bao Dai in Vietnam B. responding to the Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia C. rebuilding Americas conventional military forces D. addressing the problem of Communists of South Korea

C. rebuilding Americas conventional military forces

When Jewish leaders proclaimed the independent state of Israel in 1948 the US A. refused to recognize the new state until democratic election had beed held B. broke diplomatic relations with moth of the Arab states C. recognized the new state immediately D. offered military and financial aid to the Arab states

C. recognized the new state immediately

Among the factors that cushioned the economic impact of demobilization after WWII were all the following except A. unemployment pay and other Social Security benefits B. the GI Bill of RIghts C. reductions in business investments D. the pent-up demand for consumer goods

C. reductions in business investments

By 1950 A. international tensions had decreased B. the birthrate had dropped C. the army had less that 10% of the number of men it had had at its peak in WWII D. all the above

C. the army had less that 10% of the number of men it had had at its peak in WWII

The Marshal Plan A. was an effort to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by arned minorities or by outside pressures B. set up to so-called Committee of National Liberation C. was directed not against country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos D. prevented a Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia

C. was directed not against country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg A. were convicted of perjury in a case involving purported espionage activities B. accused Whittaker Chambers of passing secret decuments to Soviet agents C. were executed for supposedly giving the Soviets the secret to the atomic bomb D. sued Richard M Nixon for slander

C. were executed for supposedly giving the Soviets the secret to the atomic bomb

In the election of 1948 A. conservative republicans left their party and named Stom Thurmond the candidate of the new States Rights Republican party B. Dixiecrats carried all of the former Confederate state C. Republicans finished third in the presidential race D. Democrats won majorites in both houses of Congress in addition to winning the White House

D. Democrats won majorites in both houses of Congress in addition to winning the White House

In its first application of the Truman Doctrine, Congress approved economic aid to A. Czecholovakia B. Turkey and Yugoslavia C. Albania D. Greece and Turkey

D. Greece and Turkey

Harry Truman A. replaced much of Roosevelts cabinet soon after becoming president B. was seen at first simply as a caretaker president C. had been involived in the clothing business among other things before entering politics D. all the above

D. all the above

Truman removed General Douglas ManArthur A. because of popular demand B. because MacArthur did not want to fight an all-out was in Korea and China C. after a Senate investigative committee found that ManArthur openly criticized the president for not wanting to fight Red China D. because MacArthur openly criticized the president for not wanting to fight Red China

D. because MacArthur openly criticized the president for not wanting to fight Red China

East Germany was controlled after WWII by A. the US France and Great Britain B. the US France and Italy C. the US the Soviet Union and Great Britain D. the Soviet Union

D. the Soviet Union

James F Byrnes A. was Trumans attorney-general B. was convicted of passing atomic secrets to Communist China C. headed the Office of Price Administration under Truman D. was Trumans first secretary of state

D. was Trumans first secretary of state

The Taft-Hartley Act A. was passed with Trumans support B. set up the Council of Economic Advisors C. ended discrimination on the basis of race in hiring for defense-related jobs D. was generally a setback for labor

D. was generally a setback for labor

Price controls A. managed to keep prices high through the 1940s B. managed to keep prices low through to 1940s C. were established in 1946 to deal with the economic problems associated with demobilizaition D. were phased out shortly after the war ended

D. were phased out shortly after the war ended