The success of the first atomic bomb test convinced Truman that __________. A) the United States no longer needed Soviet aid to win the war B) the United States would not need to join the United Nations C) Japan would surrender without a fight once told about the bomb D) Germany could be defeated with […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1938-1939, the western powers “appeased” Hitler by allowing him, with resistance, to annex part and then all of __________. A) Belgium B) Czechoslovakia C) Poland D) Denmark ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you were a young woman during World War II and wanted to serve in the navy, which of these would you have joined? A) WAVES B) WAC C) WAFSP D) MCWR ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The NATO alliance was formed in response to __________. A) the Berlin blockade and airlift crisis B) publication of the “long telegram” C) Truman’s “Iron Curtain” speech D) red-baiting accusations of McCarthy ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What two developments did Truman consider “two halves of the same walnut”? A) NATO and SEATO B) the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan C) East and West Germany D) the CIA and the NSC ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In which Asian nation would the postwar U.S. policy of supporting friendly, democratic, and capitalist nations appear to have been most successful by 1950? A) China B) Vietnam C) Japan D) Korea ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Eisenhower years, the federal government played a crucial role in subsidizing programs that helped millions of Americans __________. A) invest in the stock market B) move back into older city centers C) gain access to free health care D) achieve middle-class status ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Peace advocates believed that Eisenhower’s “new look” foreign policy was fundamentally illogical because it __________. A) threatened the entire planet with extinction B) rewarded aggressive behavior on the part of the Soviet Union C) cost more than a conventional defense D) strengthened American security, but at the cost of American values ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Khrushchev pledged to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba, Kennedy secretly agreed to remove American missiles from __________. A) Turkey B) West Germany C) Florida D) nuclear submarines ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
By challenging America’s official culture during the 1950s, the __________ foreshadowed the mass youth rebellion and counterculture of the 1960s. A) yippies B) hippies C) Beats D) zoot suiters ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
