HIST 1302 - Chapter 27

Which of the following was a result of the Hiss-Chambers case? Individuals who had dropped an atomic bomb were punished for war crimes. Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to national prominence. The Communist party in the United States and its leadership grew in strength. Alger Hiss was convicted of lying about espionage. Whittaker Chambers served a lengthy prison term.

Alger Hiss was convicted of lying about espionage.

True or False: The Berlin airlift saw the aerial evacuation of American personnel from Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city.

False

Inch'on was the site where Chinese forces overran UN positions, coming out ahead. UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea. it became clear that Korea would unite as a Communist country. General MacArthur turned the Korean War around with an amphibious landing. peace negotiations dragged on for two years following the Korean War.

General MacArthur turned the Korean War around with an amphibious landing.

What is significant about the way Truman got the United States involved in the Korean War? He was able to build bipartisan support on an unprecedented level. He used his stunning upset victory in 1948 and public opinion to strong-arm Congress. He was able to do it without a congressional declaration, bypassing a constitutional provision. He opposed intervention but got involved because public opinion demanded it. He supported the war even though it was completely contrary to the Truman Doctrine.

He was able to do it without a congressional declaration, bypassing a constitutional provision.

What was the role of the GI Bill? It provided loans to veterans for education, job training, and the building of homes and businesses. It protected American servicemen from abuse by their officers by laying out their rights under the law. It desegregated the armed forces to honor the brave service of many African American veterans. It paid veterans from the Second World War large bonuses to remain in the military for the cold war. It was legislation passed by Congress meant to increase funding for the military to unprecedented levels.

It provided loans to veterans for education, job training, and the building of homes and businesses.

What is one way the Chinese civil war proved significant for the cold war? It reassured Truman that the scope of the cold war was diminishing because communism had not proved a major issue between the fighting Chinese factions. It led the U.S. military to intervene immediately and demonstrated the strong support Americans showed early on for such a massive intervention. It resulted in the victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the Korean War to aid their North Korean allies. It ended with the Chinese Nationalists' victory over the Communists because of their detonation of the first atomic weapons since the Second World War. It led to an alliance between the U.S. government and the Communist Chinese government, for their version of communism was much different than the Soviet Union's.

It resulted in the victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the Korean War to aid their North Korean allies.

In response to Truman's actions and policies up to that point, 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. a decline in labor unions.

Republican control of Congress.

True or False: A number of historians today believe the cold war was an unavoidable consequence of ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

True

True or False: At the end of the Second World War, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel

True

True or False: In the civil war that broke out in Greece after the Second World War, the United States assisted the British-supported government and announced what came to be known as the Truman Doctrine.

True

True or False: In the ideological contest against the United States, Communists highlighted examples of racism to win influence among newly emerging African nations.

True

At the 1948 Democratic convention, Minneapolis mayor and liberal Hubert Humphrey urged his party to deny Truman renomination. take better care of veterans. adopt a strong civil rights plank. get tougher on the Russians. make him the vice-presidential nominee.

adopt a strong civil rights plank.

Drawing on the assumptions of the "domino theory," Truman believed the Soviet and Communist activities in Greece would provoke an immediate war with the Americans and the British that would escalate into the third world war. help them gain the rich natural resources of the Mediterranean countries and, thus, limit the claim European countries had. be merely a game to test the strength of their diplomatic strategies and would not actually pose a threat to the United States. allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean, followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked. free those countries from dictatorships and, thus, would ultimately prove beneficial to the United States.

allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean, followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked.

The Berlin airlift saw the aerial evacuation of American personnel from Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city. an open window an iron curtain a malleable screen a concrete ship a blast furnace

an iron curtain

Senator McCarthy was very effective in passing major legislation. nabbing actual Communists. gathering proof to back his accusations. protecting American freedoms. exploiting public fears.

exploiting public fears.

Which of the following was a major economic problem that President Truman faced immediately after the war? 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

The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to arrange a summit conference with Stalin. order the resumption of the military draft. order the development of a hydrogen bomb. declare the foolishness of the nuclear arms race. arm American submarines with nuclear missiles.

order the development of a hydrogen bomb.

One major reason that the Second World War inspired postwar changes in race relations in the United States was the lack of an impact it had on the Great Depression. racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the war. number of northerners it inspired to move to the South. lessons in equality American soldiers learned from fighting with European soldiers. greater number of people receiving higher education.

racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the war.

Truman viewed the results of the 1948 election as a mandate for socialism. bipartisanship. the status quo. social welfare programs. staunch conservatism.

social welfare programs.

In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from ________ by issuing an executive order known as the Loyalty Order. teaching the federal government the military Hollywood unions

the federal government