Hist 1302 ch 27 quiz

All of the following were original North Atlantic Treaty Organization members EXCEPT: Japan. Canada. the United States. Britain. France.

Japan.

The 1946 congressional elections resulted in: Republican control of Congress. the end of the New Deal. a public vote of confidence in Truman. a decline in partisan divisions. Truman's adoption of cold war policies.

Republican control of Congress.

When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman concluded that: it was grounds to start World War III. it was a good excuse to attack China. Stalin and the Soviets were behind it. South Korea could not be saved. he should bypass the United Nations.

Stalin and the Soviets were behind it.

As the 1948 election approached: Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble. Democrats were strongly united. relations with the Soviets were clearly improving. Truman seemed reluctant to run for reelection. the economy slid into a recession.

Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble.

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for: Truman's upset victory. Dewey's energetic campaign. the new use of polls and television. the racism of the Dixiecrats. the poor showing of Henry Wallace.

Truman's upset victory.

In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States: supported its Arab neighbors. opposed the British departure from Palestine. became the first country to recognize the Jewish state. took no official stance. sent troops there to maintain peace in the Middle East.

became the first country to recognize the Jewish state.

President Truman vetoed the McCarran Internal Security Act: to shore up his popularity ratings. to protect some Communist friends. because he felt it promoted thought control. because a Republican Congress had passed it. because he knew there were no Communist spies in the United States.

because he felt it promoted thought control.

Due to shrinking military production, a deep recession followed the end of World War II. tf

false

J. Strom Thurmond was from New York. tf

false

The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war. tf

false

A major economic problem President Truman faced immediately after the war was: the weakness of organized labor. declining birthrates that lowered consumer demand. high rates of inflation. the return of high unemployment. food shortages.

high rates of inflation.

During the 1948 campaign, the Dixiecrats did all of the following EXCEPT: carry several southern states. support Strom Thurmond for president. support states' rights and segregation. wave Confederate flags. influence Truman to slow down on civil rights.

influence Truman to slow down on civil rights.

The GI Bill did all of the following EXCEPT: provide educational benefits for veterans. provide housing loans for veterans. help prevent a postwar depression. pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military. provide medical treatment for veterans.

pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military.

State Department official George Kennan: predicted that the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviets would continue. said the United States should abandon Europe and focus on the defense of the Western Hemisphere. said the United States should contain Soviet expansionist tendencies. urged the use of military force to liberate Eastern Europe. said the United States should be willing to bomb the Russians.

said the United States should contain Soviet expansionist tendencies.

When confronted with a railroad strike in 1946, President Truman's response was to: declare martial law. threaten to draft the strikers. say government had no role in labor-management disputes. break the strike with unemployed veterans. freeze transportation and energy prices.

threaten to draft the strikers.

Truman fired MacArthur: for incompetence. because of party politics. to preserve civilian control of the military. for reasons that are still unknown. because he never liked him personally.

to preserve civilian control of the military.

Harry Truman was born and raised in Missouri. t/f

true

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors. t/f

true

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.

true

Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss of supplying secret U.S. documents to the Soviets. t/f

true