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.