H. 17B Final Multiple Choice: Cold War

Four of the following were significant features of the National Security Act of 1947.

> It combined the functions of secretary of war and secretary of navy under one secretary of defense. > It created the National Security Council. > It abolished the Office of Strategic Services. > It established the CIA.

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan due to

> a humanitarian concern for European people. > a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. > a desire to contain communism in Europe.

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (The GI Bill)

> gave housing and education subsidies to veterans.

After the election of 1948, Truman succeeded in getting four of the following parts of his domestic program passed.

> increase of the minimum wage > federal construction of low-income housing > expansion of the Social Security system > passage of the National Housing Act

When Japanese control of Korea ended as a result of Japanese defeat in World War II, Korea was

Divided into U.S. & USSR zones of occupation

Which of the following was NOT a significant feature of the National Security Act of 1947?

It abolished the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

When it became clear that Maoists communists were gaining control of China, the Truman administration focused on strengthening what nation as a strong pro-Western force in Asia?

Japan

The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated that

The U.S. must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world

In 1948, Strom Thurmond and the "Dixiecrats" opposed Truman's policy on ________, whereas Henry A. Wallace and the Progressives opposed Truman's ________ policy.

a.) civil rights; b.) confrontational Cold War

The NATO agreement (1949) required that every member must

consider an attack on one as an attack on all.

What part of Truman's domestic program did Congress NOT approve?

creation of the Fair Employment Practices Commission

At Yalta (1945), the Soviet Union gained territorial concessions in Asia in return for agreeing to

enter the war against Japan.

n 1949, the Truman administration made progress in civil rights by

ordering an end to discrimination in the hiring of gov't employees

President Harry Truman's Fair Deal called for

the creation of national health insurance

In 1947, the first target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was

the film industry (Hollywood)

Which of the following was the most important source of Soviet resentment about Allied conduct of World War II?

the slowness of the Allies in opening a major second front

Following World War II, the great majority of working American women

wanted to keep working