Question 1

Eisenhower's foreign policy decisions were strongly influenced by

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A)   Vice President Nixon.
B)   the Dulles brothers.
C)   the Congress.
D)   John F. Kennedy.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

When it came to relations between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, President Harry Truman was more inclined than President Franklin Roosevelt had been to

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A)   allow the Soviets to maintain a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
B)   publicly criticize the policies of Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders.
C)   believe that the Soviet Union intended to invade the rest of Europe.
D)   see the value of maintaining cordial relations with the Soviet Union.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Why did President Harry Truman remove General Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951?

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A)   The general had been reluctant to cross into North Korea.
B)   The general had incurred tremendous casualties at Inchon without any results.
C)   The CIA revealed that the general had harbored sympathies for the Communist Party during the 1930s.
D)   The general publicly criticized Truman for his unwillingness to risk a war with China.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

What inspired George Kennan to write his long telegram?

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A)   Stalin's speech on the superiority of the Soviet system
B)   Winston Churchill's speech about Europe's "iron curtain"
C)   George Marshall's speech on providing financial aid to Europe
D)   President Truman's speech about the civil war in GreeceE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The seizure of land owned by the American United Fruit Company resulted in a coup in

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A)   Guatemala.
B)   Iran.
C)   Cuba.
D)   Iraq.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

President Truman can be characterized as

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A)   soft on communism.
B)   ambivalent about the Communist threat.
C)   a committed Cold Warrior.
D)   an anti-Communist extremist.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The Federal Employee Loyalty Board was established by

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A)   Congress.
B)   the House Un-American Activities Committee.
C)   President Truman.
D)   Senator Joseph McCarthy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Map 24.1, The Cold War in Europe, 1945-1955, shows the descent of the Iron Curtain amid Cold War hostilities. Which of the following nations lay closest to the dividing line that separated Europe?

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A)   France
B)   Portugal
C)   Poland
D)   HungaryE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Who argued that the United States should address the potential threat posed by the Soviet Union with a strategy of "containment"?

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A)   Harry Truman
B)   Henry Wallace
C)   Winston Churchill
D)   George KennanE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

In the crisis of the Suez Canal in the fall of 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower sided with

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A)   France and Britain.
B)   Israel.
C)   the United Nations.
D)   Egypt.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The increased power of the executive branch, or "imperial presidency," was reflected in and enhanced by the

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A)   growth of a national security apparatus.
B)   participation of the United States in NATO.
C)   contents of the document NSC-68.
D)   implementation of the Truman Doctrine.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The Soviet desire for a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe was comparable to American policies regarding its relationship to

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A)   Great Britain.
B)   the Philippines.
C)   the Caribbean.
D)   China.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The death penalty sentence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg can be attributed to

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A)   the Supreme Court decision in Dennis v. United States.
B)   Senator Joseph McCarthy's influence on Judge Kaufman.
C)   their appearance in the declassified Venona papers.
D)   anger and grief over American deaths in the Korean War.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Who played a key role in the quelling of anti-Communist hysteria?

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A)   J. Edgar Hoover
B)   Paul Robeson
C)   Robert A. Taft
D)   Edward R. MurrowE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following characterized Senator Joseph McCarthy's politics?

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A)   Outside the mainstream of his era's political discourse
B)   A hyperbolic version of commonly accepted beliefs and positions
C)   Well-informed and carefully argued expressions of Cold War concerns
D)   Motivated by a desire to undermine President Truman's policiesE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The success of Senator McCarthy's tactics suggests that a majority of the American people

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A)   believed a Communist takeover was possible.
B)   were extremely naïve and gullible.
C)   were Republicans and therefore supported him.
D)   did not watch television regularly.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Whom did the Eisenhower administration support as the anti-Communist leader of South Vietnam in 1955?

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A)   Ho Chi Minh
B)   Ngo Dinh Diem
C)   Mao Tse Tung
D)   Joseph MobutoE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The replacement of the Department of War with the Department of Defense

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A)   was stipulated in the National Security Act of 1947.
B)   came at the recommendation of the National Security Council.
C)   came at the recommendation of the CIA.
D)   took place as a result of the Korean War.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The interventions of the United States in both Korea and Greece reflected the belief that

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A)   any nation led by Communists would eventually become part of a Soviet power bloc.
B)   the United States had the right to determine the political destinies of other nations.
C)   the majority of citizens in those nations were Communist sympathizers.
D)   the Yalta and Potsdam agreements were not worth the paper they were printed on.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

What did the Truman Doctrine establish as the top priority of American foreign policy?

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A)   Supporting Europe's postwar economic recovery
B)   Keeping Germany from regaining its military strength
C)   Preventing the further spread of communism
D)   Strengthening the United Nations and NATOE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 24: The Opening of the Cold War

When it came to relations between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, President Harry Truman was more inclined than President Franklin Roosevelt had been to

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What inspired George Kennan to write his long telegram?

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The death penalty sentence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg can be attributed to

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Map 24.1, The Cold War in Europe, 1945-1955, shows the descent of the Iron Curtain amid Cold War hostilities. Which of the following nations lay closest to the dividing line that separated Europe?

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The success of Senator McCarthy's tactics suggests that a majority of the American people

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Who argued that the United States should address the potential threat posed by the Soviet Union with a strategy of "containment"?

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Which of the following characterized Senator Joseph McCarthy's politics?

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Why did President Harry Truman remove General Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951?

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Who played a key role in the quelling of anti-Communist hysteria?

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The seizure of land owned by the American United Fruit Company resulted in a coup in

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Eisenhower's foreign policy decisions were strongly influenced by

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The interventions of the United States in both Korea and Greece reflected the belief that

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The Soviet desire for a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe was comparable to American policies regarding its relationship to

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Whom did the Eisenhower administration support as the anti-Communist leader of South Vietnam in 1955?

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The increased power of the executive branch, or "imperial presidency," was reflected in and enhanced by the

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The Federal Employee Loyalty Board was established by

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In the crisis of the Suez Canal in the fall of 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower sided with

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What did the Truman Doctrine establish as the top priority of American foreign policy?

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