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1 1. The baby boom occurred a. during World War II. b. just before World War II. c. during the 1940s. d. during the 1950s. e. both c and d 2. When Winston Churchill spoke in Missouri about an iron curtain, he was referring to a. the division that had developed between those who supported Truman in the matter of Korea and those who sided with General MacArthur. b. a division between Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and the rest of the continent. c. the barrier that had to be established to contain communism within its existing boundaries. d. the atomic espionage ring organized by Alger Hiss. e. the changes in Britain s Parliament that had removed him from his position as Prime Minister. 3. The idea that Communism must be stopped where it already existed and not allowed to spread further a. describes the domino theory of George Marshall. b. describes George Kennan s containment theory. c. was the work of Truman and Marshall. d. led directly to American military involvement in Turkey s civil war. e. none of the above 4. The Truman Doctrine was developed as a response to problems in a. Italy. b. North Africa. c. Greece and Turkey. d. Southeast Asia. e. Yugoslavia. 5. The Marshall Plan proposed a. the rearming of Germany. b. a massive military buildup in Europe. c. a series of Western military alliances. d. the infusion of massive amounts of American capital into Western Europe. e. both b and d 6. Overall, the Marshall Plan a. did little to halt Soviet encroachment in Western Europe. b. failed as an economic measure. c. received wholehearted support from the Soviet Union. d. generated a broad industrial recovery in Western Europe. e. both a and b 7. Who was the first person to mention containment when concerning communism? a. Winston Churchill b. Wilt Chamberlain c. George F. Keenan d. John F. Kennedy e. Strom Thurmond 8. The European Recovery Plan was also known as a. The Fourteen Points b. The Marshall Plan c. The Truman Doctrine d. The Treaty of Versailles e. The Roosevelt Corollary 9. Who was the Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in Korea?

2 a. Dwight D. Eisenhower b. Douglas MacArthur c. William McKinley d. Lyndon Baines Johnson e. David C. Scott 10. During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur a. acted cautiously, always aware of the threat from China. b. warned Truman against overly aggressive tactics. c. was overconfident and gave Truman bad advice. d. cooperated with Truman in devising an effective strategy. e. ordered his men to cross the Yalu River into China, where they met defeat after a prolonged battle. 11. I have here in my hand a list of 205 Communists that were made known to the secretary of state... Who made this statement? a. Harry Truman b. Dwight Eisenhower c. J. Edgar Hoover d. Joseph McCarthy e. none of these 12. Joseph McCarthy a. accused Truman of being a communist. b. struck a nerve rubbed raw by Soviet aggression in Europe, the Communist victory in China, and the Alger Hiss case. c. said that Secretary of State Marshall was one of the few non-communists in the U.S. government. d. was discouraged by other Republicans in his attacks, since they feared they would lose more Republican votes in the upcoming elections. e. was expelled from the U.S. Senate because of his high-handed actions. 13. Who delivered the Checkers Speech? a. Richard Nixon b. Harry Truman c. Adlai Stevenson d. Joseph McCarthy e. Dwight Eisenhower 14. The Democrat candidate in the 1952 election was a. Harry Truman. b. Richard Nixon. c. Adlai Stevenson. d. Joseph McCarthy. e. Joseph Kennedy. 15. The Republican candidate for president in 1952 was a. Richard Nixon. b. Dwight D. Eisenhower. c. Joseph McCarthy. d. Adlai Stevenson. e. Rupert Jennings. 16. The Republican candidate for vice-president in 1952 was a. Richard Nixon. b. Dwight D. Eisenhower. c. Joseph McCarthy. d. Adlai Stevenson. e. Rupert Jennings.

3 17. Joseph McCarthy s televised hearings showcased his hunt for communists in America and resulted in a. the arrest of over 300 security risks. b. the firing of over 1,400 federal employees. c. McCarthy s being censured by the Congress for his overzealous methods. d. a much stronger federal government. e. several months of extended hours of programming on the networks. 18. The leader of nationalist forces in Vietnam following World War II was a. Mao Tse Tung b. Kim Il Jong c. Ho Chi Minh d. Madame Bligh e. Tet Se 19. The French were defeated in Vietnam at the Battle of a. Dien Bien Phu b. My Lai c. the Tet d. Viet Cong e. Hanoi 20. In 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided at the parallel. a. 38th b. 54th c. 17th d. 25th e. 12th 21. The country that held Vietnam as a colony at the end of World War II was a. the United States. b. Great Britain. c. France. d. Germany. e. Belgium. 22. In its decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court a. refused to rule on the question of segregation. b. declared separate educational facilities to be inherently unequal. c. continued to support the doctrine of separate but equal. d. ruled that the NAACP s case had no merit. e. said that segregation should end with all deliberate speed. 23. The black seamstress who refused to step to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, precipitating the famous bus boycott, was a. Rosa Parks. b. Odetta Taylor. c. Coretta Scott King. d. Sara Carmichael. e. Odetta King. 24. The Montgomery Bus Boycott succeeded because a. the federal courts struck down Alabama s law requiring racial segregation in public transportation. b. the city bus companies were almost bankrupted. c. downtown merchants were badly hurt by the loss of black business. d. Montgomery blacks were determined not to let the boycott fall apart. e. all of these 25. Martin Luther King, Jr. s philosophy of protest stressed a. active, massive protest in the streets.

4 b. acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act. c. nonviolent, passive resistance. d. intensive, radical action. e. none of these

5 1. ANS: E 2. ANS:B 3. ANS:B 4. ANS:C 5. ANS:D 6. ANS:D 7. ANS: C 8. ANS:B 9. ANS:B 10. ANS:C 11. ANS:D 12. ANS:B 13. ANS:A 14. ANS:C 15. ANS:B 16. ANS:B 17. ANS:C 18. ANS:C 19. ANS:A 20. ANS:C 21. ANS:C 22. ANS:B 23. ANS:A 24. ANS:E 25. ANS:C

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