U.S. History 2 Chapter 27

By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet actions in:

Eastern Europe.

J. Strom Thurmond was from New York.

False

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

False

When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman concluded that:

Stalin and the Soviets were behind it.

Harry Truman was born and raised in Missouri.

True

Israel's creation in 1948 was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.

True

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

True

As the 1948 election approached:

Truman seemed to be in deep political trouble.

The 1948 election is probably best remembered for:

Truman's upset victory.

With the end of World War II, Korea:

became divided into northern and southern halves.

In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States:

became the first country to recognize the Jewish state.

Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:

each have veto power over major UN decisions.

On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to:

expand the New Deal.

Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to:

launch a massive airlift of supplies into West Berlin.

The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to:

order the development of a hydrogen bomb.

One major reason that World War II inspired postwar changes in race relations was the:

racist nature of the enemies of the United States.

All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 EXCEPT:

the Office of Homeland Security

When North Korean Communists invaded South Korea:

the United Nations authorized military intervention against the aggressors.

By and large, Truman's Fair Deal proposals:

were thwarted by a conservative coalition in Congress.

Inch'on was the site:

where General MacArthur turned the war around with a surprise landing.