GIVE ME LIBERTY! By Eric Foner Chapter 23

Who was the person who sent the Long Telegram from Moscow in 1946 that lay the foundation for what became known as the policy of "containment"? George F. Kennan Douglas MacArthur George C. Marshall Harry S Truman

George F. Kennan

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? Approval of NSC-68; Army-McCarthy hearings; Winston Churchill's ?0Òiron curtain?1Ó speech; announcement of Marshall Plan George Kennan's Long Telegram; unveiling of Truman Doctrine; start of Korean War; founding of Warsaw Pact Joseph McCarthy's Wheeling speech; Taft-Hartley Act; reelection of Truman; launching of Operation Dixie Dixiecrat revolt; signing of Jackie Robinson by Brooklyn Dodgers; HUAC investigation of Hollywood; trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

George Kennan's Long Telegram; unveiling of Truman Doctrine; start of Korean War; founding of Warsaw Pact

In the context of postwar civil rights, what baseball player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, challenging the longstanding exclusion of black players from Major League Baseball? Jim Thorpe Jackie Robinson Paul Robeson James Farmer

Jackie Robinson

Who was the United States senator from Wisconsin who announced in February 1950 that he had a list of 205 Communists working for the State Department, and whose name later entered the political vocabulary as shorthand for character assassination, guilt by association, and abuse of power in the name of anticommunism? George C. Marshall Joseph R. McCarthy Julius Rosenberg Alger Hiss

Joseph R. McCarthy

The first "hot war" of the Cold War—beginning in June 1950—took place in: Yugoslavia. Korea. Greece and Turkey. Berlin.

Korea.

The 1950 National Security Council manifesto that called for a permanent military buildup to enable the United States to pursue a global crusade against communism, describing the Cold War as an epic struggle between "the idea of freedom" and the "idea of slavery under the grim oligarchy of the Kremlin" was: the OSC. NATO. NSC-68. the Marshall Plan.

NSC-68.

What was the name of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) campaign to bring unionization to the South, by which more than 200 labor organizations entered the region in an effort to organize workers? Operation Mongoose Operation Dixie Campaign to Victory Operation Organization

Operation Dixie

Two outspoken critics of the domestic anticommunist crusade were: Thomas Dewey and Henry Luce. Branch Rickey and Jackson Pollock. Paul Robeson and W. E. B. Du Bois. Strom Thurmond and Richard Nixon.

Paul Robeson and W. E. B. Du Bois.

Which is not true of the Korean War (1950-1953)?President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese. General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring counterattack at Inchon, behind North Korean lines, in September 1950. In 1953, an armistice was agreed to that restored the prewar status quo. Over 33,000 Americans died in Korea; an estimated 1 million Korean soldiers and 2 million civilians died, along with hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.

President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese.

The "Dixiecrat" presidential ticket of 1948 was led by: Richard Nixon. Joseph McCarthy. Strom Thurmond. Hubert Humphrey.

Strom Thurmond.

Which of the following was not a key provision of the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act? Union membership cannot be made a condition of employment. Unions cannot discriminate on the basis of race. Workers cannot go on strike to support striking workers at other establishments. Avowed Communists cannot serve as union officials.

Unions cannot discriminate on the basis of race.

Anticommunism was used by U.S. leaders to: impose social and sexual morality. all of the above. limit organized labor. quash political dissidence.

all of the above.

The Truman Doctrine in March 1947: established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). asserted that the United States, as the leader of the ?0Òfree world,?Ó must take up responsibility for supporting ?0Òfreedom-loving peoples?1Ó wherever communism threatened them. asserted that an iron curtain had fallen across Europe, dividing western Europe from communist eastern Europe. immediately challenged the Soviet blockade of West Berlin with around-the-clock supply flights into West Berlin.

asserted that the United States, as the leader of the ?0Òfree world,?Ó must take up responsibility for supporting ?0Òfreedom-loving peoples?1Ó wherever communism threatened them.

Which of the following was not a common target of the anticommunist crusade? civil rights efforts the labor movement laissez-faire conservatism New Deal liberalism

laissez-faire conservatism

The Truman administration responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by: putting political pressure in the United Nations. leading a United Nations expeditionary force to relieve the city. making threats to use atomic weapons against the Soviet Union. leading efforts to break the blockade by airlifting supplies to the city.

leading efforts to break the blockade by airlifting supplies to the city.

Which of the following was not a dramatic feature of the 1948 presidential election? the ?0ÒDixiecrat?1Ó revolt of disaffected southern Democrats lively debate between supporters and critics of the Korean War the unexpected victory of President Truman over Republican challenger Thomas Dewey the left-wing Progressive Party campaign of ex-vice president Henry Wallace

lively debate between supporters and critics of the Korean War

In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of: the overthrow of the government of Greece. the publication of NSC-68. the invasion of South Korea. the ?0Òloss?1Ó of China to communism.

the ?0Òloss?1Ó of China to communism.

In June 1948, when the United States, Britain, and France introduced a separate currency in their zones of control in the city of Berlin, the Soviet Union responded with: the development of the Warsaw Pact. the building of the Berlin Wall. the Berlin blockade. NATO.

the Berlin blockade.

President Harry S Truman's program that focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans—calling on Congress to increase the middle wage, enact a program of national health insurance, and expand public housing, social security, and aid to education—was: the Fair Deal. the Great Society. the New Frontier. the Square Deal.

the Fair Deal.

The June 1947 United States foreign policy initiative that envisioned a New Deal for Europe, and pledged billions of dollars to finance European economic recovery was: the Fair Deal. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). the Marshall Plan. the Truman Doctrine.

the Marshall Plan.

What was the 1947 law that sought to reverse gains made by organized labor in the preceding decade, and authorized the president to suspend strikes by ordering an eighty-day cooling-off period, banned sympathy strikes and secondary boycotts, outlawed the closed shop, and authorized states to pass "right to work" laws? the Taft-Hartley Act the Fair Labor Standards Act the White Act the Wagner Act

the Taft-Hartley Act

The 1948 United Nations-approved document that called for a range of rights to be enjoyed by people everywhere, including freedom of speech and religion, as well as social and economic entitlements, including the right to an adequate standard of living, access to adequate housing, education, and medical care was called: the Fair Deal. the Freedom House Manifesto. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. the Economic Bill Of Rights.

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The 1948 United Nations-approved document that called for a range of rights to be enjoyed by people everywhere, including freedom of speech and religion, as well as social and economic entitlements, including the right to an adequate standard of living, access to adequate housing, education, and medical care was called: the Fair Deal. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. the Freedom House Manifesto. the Economic Bill Of Rights.

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Which of the following was not a step toward racial equality in postwar America? the signing of Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers the release of the Commission on Civil Rights report, To Secure These Rights the desegregation of the armed forces the defeat of Operation Dixie

the defeat of Operation Dixie

In 1950, a serious challenge to the containment policy occurred with: the ?0Òloss?1Ó of China to communism. the invasion of South Korea. the overthrow of the government of Greece. the publication of National Security Council Report 68 (NSC-68).

the invasion of South Korea.

George Kennan was: a movie producer blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Subversive Activities. a Soviet spy working at the U.S. State Department. the originator of the containment policy.

the originator of the containment policy.

"Containment" in the context of post-World War II international diplomacy on the part of the United States referred to: the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing the flow of illegal immigrants from Latin America. the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing the spread of disease, hunger, and extreme poverty. the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing its power principally to domestic issues; in this context, "containment" is another word for isolationism. the policy by which the United States committed itself to preventing any further expansion of Soviet power.

the policy by which the United States committed itself to preventing any further expansion of Soviet power.

Which of the following was not a contributing factor behind the rise of the Cold War? Churchill's call for the construction of a great wall between East and West Germany American resentment over Soviet intervention in parts of Europe anxiety in both the United States and the Soviet Union over the nuclear capacity of each other Soviet resentment over American intervention in parts of Europe

Churchill's call for the construction of a great wall between East and West Germany

The United Nations committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was led by: Eleanor Roosevelt. Norman Rockwell. George C. Marshall. Alger Hiss.

Eleanor Roosevelt.