Cold War Ch29
In the election of 1948:
Democrats won majorities in both houses of Congress in addition to winning the White House.
The main economic problem faced by Truman in his first term was:
inflation.
In the area of civil rights, President Truman:
issued an Executive Order banning racial segregation in the armed forces.
When Jewish leaders proclaimed the independent state of Israel in 1948, the United States:
recognized the new state within minutes.
The Marshall Plan of economic aid:
was "directed not against country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg:
were executed for supposedly giving the Russians the secret to the atomic bomb.
The North Atlantic Treaty:
was originally signed by twelve nations.
During the 1948 presidential campaign, Truman endorsed all of the following except:
abolishing Social Security.
Among the factors that cushioned the economic impact of demobilization after World War II were all the following except:
reductions in business investments.
The National Security Act:
set up the CIA and the National Security Council.