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True or false: Truman was a strong supporter of the Taft-Hartley Act.

False

Which of the Allies were most concerned with preserving their spheres of influence in the postwar world?

Great Britain and the Soviet Union

Which of the following hampered Truman's ability to "get tough" with the Soviets after assuming office?

He had little leverage over Russia and was unable to enter into a renewed conflict in Europe.

How did Truman regard the Soviet Union at the start of his presidency?

In sharp contrast to Roosevelt, he viewed the Soviet Union with deep distrust.

Which of the following are true of the Truman Doctrine?

It assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority. It asserted that it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world.

Which of the following are true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

It outlawed the "closed shop." It allowed states to pass "right-to-work" laws It empowered the president to call for a ten-week "cooling-off" period in a strike that endangered national safety or health.

The leader of the communist armies in China in their ongoing conflict with the nationalist government was

Mao Zedong.

What events in 1946-1947 prompted the Truman Doctrine?

Stalin's attempts to control Mediterranean sea lanes in Turkey threats to the the pro-Western government in Greece by communist forces continued Soviet occupation of Iran past a date earlier agreed upon

In the immediate postwar period, how was the issue of Poland resolved?

The Soviets solidified their control over the country, making only minor concessions to Truman.

What became known as the "China Lobby" formed around which ideas?

The U.S. could have done more to prevent China from going to the communists. The State Department was primarily responsible for the defeat in China.

Which of the following happened after Hollywood writers and producers refused to answer HUAC questions about their political beliefs?

They were jailed for contempt. They were blacklisted and barred from employment.

True or false: In the postwar period, the Soviet Union wanted to control Central and Eastern Europe and use the region as a protective buffer against the West.

True

True or false: The desire to economically strengthen Western European nations was due to a fear they might fall under control of domestic communist parties.

True

True or false: When Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency, he viewed Stalin with deep suspicion and even hatred.

True

Which of the following actions at Potsdam confirmed that Germany would remain divided?

Truman refused to allow the Russians to claim reparations from the American, French, and British zones of Germany.

NATO was founded by

a coalition of twelve nations.

An integral part of the containment policy was to

aid the economic reconstruction of Europe.

The Marshall Plan offered economic assistance to which of the following regions?

all of Europe

After ousting Chiang Kai-shek from power, the communists controlled

all of mainland China but not Taiwan.

At a conference in Potsdam in July 1945, Truman

allowed Stalin to adjust the German-Polish border.

The administration of Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek was known for its

corruption. lack of popular support. hostility toward Mao Zedong.

The agreement that formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

declared that an attack on one member nation was an attack on all. called for the maintenance of a standing military force in Europe.

In Korea at the end of the war, the United States and the Soviet Union

divided the nation between them along the 38th parallel.

In 1947, when it began a famous series of investigations, the House Un-American Activities Committee was

dominated by Republicans.

The GI Bill of 1944

gave housing and education subsidies to veterans.

At the time of his accession to the presidency, Truman

had almost no familiarity with international issues.

The Truman Doctrine was based in part on the work of George F. Kennan, who believed that Soviet expansionism

had to be contained.

Truman supported the corrupt and incompetent government of Chiang Kai-shek because

he was afraid of a communist takeover of China.

The Marshall Plan

helped spark a substantial economic recovery in Europe.

Which of the following describe the vision of the postwar world that appealed to Roosevelt and many other Americans?

nations governing their relations with one another through democratic processes an international organization serving as arbiter of disputes and protector of every nation's right of self-determination

The administration of Syngman Rhee, South Korea's leader at the time of the North Korean invasion, was

nominally democratic but anticommunist.

Much of the anticommunist furor in the United States emerged from

politically motivated attacks by the Republicans on the Democrats.

The establishment of NATO

preceded the signing of the Warsaw Pact by several years.

A communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948

reduced opposition to the Marshall Plan in the United States.

Truman reacted to the growing strength of the communist movement in China by

sending arms and money to the movement's opponents.

Changes in consumer demand after the war led to a period of

severe inflation.

By the end of 1945 the Korean peninsula had been occupied by troops from

the United States and the Soviet Union.

As put forth in the Truman Doctrine, the policy of containment was

the basis of American policy for more than forty years.

The Cold War intensified in 1949 with

the first successful test of an atomic weapon by the Soviet Union.

The first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

the movie industry.

Reconversion resulted in increased job opportunities for

war veterans.

Marshall Plan aid

was offered to and rejected by the Soviet Union.

The Taft-Hartley Act

weakened unions.