U.S. History H - Cold War Test Review

The essential element of the policy of containment was

A commitment to holding communism within the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

At the beginning of the Cold War, U. S. policy toward the Soviet Union tended to follow the ideas of George F. Kennan, that is

A policy of containment of Soviet expansionist tendencies.

House Un-American Activities Committee

A special House committee that investigated those whom the committee suspected of being Communists or disloyal Americans.

Truman's response to the Berlin Blockade was to

Airlift all necessary supplies into Berlin for almost a year.

The removal of General Douglas MacArthur from command of the United States-United Nations forces during the Korean War exemplifies the constitutional principle of

Civilian control of the military.

During the struggle in China between nationalists and communists after World War II, the United States

Continued to support Chiang Kai-Shek with money and weapons even when it became clear his cause was lost.

Harry Truman aided the cause of civil rights by

Desegregating the armed forces.

In 1947, President Truman told Congress that the United States could not realize its postwar objectives unless we were willing to help free peoples to maintain their free institutions and their national integrity against aggressive movements that seek to impose upon them totalitarian regimes. This policy was first implemented in

Greece and Turkey

Jackie Robinson

He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947.

Julius Rosenberg

He was executed along with his wife for transferring atomic secrets to a Soviet spy.

Thomas E. Dewey

He was the unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate in 1948 who was surprisingly upset at the last minute by President Truman.

The main economic problem faced by President Truman in his first term was

Inflation

Under President Truman, the Department of Justice

Intervened in Supreme Court cases on behalf of organizations seeking to end segregation.

Dennis et. Al. v. U.S.

It found that a speaker may be penalized if his or her speech encourages people to revolt against the U. S. government.

The "G. I. Bill of Rights" refers to

Legislation passed by Congress pertaining to education, unemployment compensation, loans for home building, and provisions for medical care of veterans.

The Marshall Plan could be understood as part of an American desire to

Make communism less appealing to Europeans creating economic prosperity.

Most of Truman's Fair Deal program

Met defeat at the hands of a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats.

President Truman contributed to the anti-Communist fear after the Second World War by

Ordering investigations into the loyalty of federal employees.

The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 provided for all of the following EXCEPT

Permitting union contributions to political campaigns.

Douglas MacArthur

President Truman relieved him of his command because this general failed to implement the President's policies in Korea.

The House Un-American Activities Committee was

Responsible for a series of highly publicized hearings designed to expose communist influence in American life.

Alger Hiss

The State Department official who was convicted of perjury in the celebrated "pumpkin papers" trial during the Second Red Scare.

Containment

The U. S. policy, proposed by George Kennan, that attempted to prevent Soviet power and Communism from expanding into non-Communist nations.

The United Nations was able to provide military assistance to South Korea in 1950 because

The USSR boycotted the session of the Security Council at which the decision was made.

The legal basis for Truman's order for American air and naval forces to support South Korea was

The federal Constitution

Marshall Plan

The policy of giving U. S. economic aid to the nations of Europe to help them rebuild their war-torn economies.

McCarthyism

The practice of recklessly accusing someone of supporting or belonging to the Communist Party.

Dixiecrats

The southern, conservative wing of the Democratic party who were bitterly opposed to Truman's civil rights agenda.

Taft-Hartley Act

This federal law greatly reduced the power of labor unions, forcing unions to wait 60 days before striking and also forbade them to contribute to political campaigns.

Loyalty check

This policy, began by President Truman, investigated federal employees to determine whether they had ever supported the Communist party or other radical groups.

All of these statements about the 1948 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT

Truman was a heavy favorite to defeat his Republican rival, Governor Thomas Dewey of New York.

While there was a large gap between what Harry Truman said about civil rights and what he was able to do, his greatest accomplishment was in

Using the prestige and visibility of his office to educate the public and set a moral agenda for future civil rights progress.

The Truman administration's decision to oppose the invasion of South Korea by North Korea in June, 1950 was made

Without Congressional approval.