HIST 12 M9; RQ

QUESTION 16 (Q037) The 1946 congressional elections marked a resounding triumph for Truman's Fair Deal program.(T/F)

False

QUESTION 18 (Q040) In Dennis v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that the imprisonment of Communist leaders violated the right of free expression.(T/F)

False

QUESTION 17 (Q038) In the atmosphere of the Cold War, the United States tended to define "human rights" in terms of political liberty, while the Soviet Union emphasized social and economic entitlements.(T/F)

True

QUESTION 19 (Q050) In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) launched hearings into communist influence in Hollywood, and, in consequence, actors, directors, and screenwriters were blacklisted or jailed.(T/F)

True

QUESTION 20 (Q052) The first confrontation of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union occurred in the Middle East, in Iran.(T/F)

True

QUESTION 4 (Q009) 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"? (a) George F. Kennan (b) Harry S. Truman (c) George C. Marshall (d) Douglas MacArthur

a. George F. Kennan

QUESTION 13 (Q025) The "Dixiecrat" presidential ticket of 1948 was led by (a) Strom Thurmond. (b) Hubert Humphrey. (c) Joseph McCarthy. (d) Richard Nixon.

a. Strom Thurmond.

QUESTION 6 (Q011) The Truman Doctrine in March 1947 (a) asserted that the United States, as the leader of the "free world," must take up responsibility for supporting "freedom-loving peoples" wherever communism threatened them. (b) established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (c) aided in persuading both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to support his policies, beginning a long period of bipartisan support for the containment of communism throughout Latin America. (d) immediately challenged the Soviet blockade of West Berlin with around-the-clock supply flights into West Berlin.

a. asserted that the United States, as the leader of the "free world," must take up responsibility for supporting "freedom-loving peoples" wherever communism threatened them.

QUESTION 7 (Q012) 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 (a) the Marshall Plan. (b) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (c) the Fair Deal. (d) the Truman Doctrine.

a. the Marshall Plan.

QUESTION 12 (Q024) During much of the Cold War, this government organization funded an array of art exhibits at prominent institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (a) Federal Bureau of Investigation (b) Central Intelligence Agency (c) Library of Congress (d) Department of Education

b. Central Intelligence Agency

QUESTION 1 (Q001) The United Nations committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was led by (a) George C. Marshall. (b) Eleanor Roosevelt. (c) Alger Hiss. (d) Norman Rockwell.

b. Eleanor Roosevelt.

QUESTION 8 (Q013) 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 (a) the development of the Warsaw Pact. (b) the Berlin blockade. (c) NATO. (d) the building of the Berlin Wall.

b. the Berlin blockade.

QUESTION 11 (Q022) 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? (a) Roberto Clemente (b) James Farmer (c) Jackie Robinson (d) Paul Robeson

c. Jackie Robinson

QUESTION 3 (Q006) In 1951, a jury convicted this couple of conspiracy to pass secrets concerning the atomic bomb to Soviet agents during World War II. (a) Alex and Anna Chapman (b) Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu (c) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (d) Robert and Dayna Baer

c. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

QUESTION 9 (Q015) This legislation authorized the deportation of immigrants identified as communists, even if they had become citizens. (a) Operation Wetback of 1954 (b) Marshall Plan (c) McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 (d) Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

c. McCarran-Walter Act of 1952

QUESTION 2 (Q003) The Cold War suddenly turned hot in June 1950 in these regions. (a) the Balkans (b) North Vietnam and South Vietnam (c) North Korea and South Korea (d) East Berlin and West Berlin

c. North Korea and South Korea

QUESTION 14 (Q027) In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of (a) the overthrow of the government of Greece. (b) the publication of NSC-68. (c) the "loss" of China to communism. (d) the invasion of South Korea.

c. the "loss" of China to communism.

QUESTION 5 (Q010) "Containment" in the context of post-World War II international diplomacy on the part of the United States referred to (a) the policy by which the United States committed itself to containing the flow of illegal immigrants from Latin America. (b) the policy by which the United States committed itself to isolationism. (c) the policy by which the United States committed itself to preventing any further expansion of Soviet power. (d) 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.

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

QUESTION 15 (Q032) How many people were deported under Operation Wetback? (a) 5 million (b) 500,000 (c) 50,000 (d) 1 million

d. 1 million

QUESTION 10 (Q016) What was the condition of Europe in 1947? (a) plentiful food (b) stable infrastructure (c) adequate housing (d) high inflation

d. high inflation