Clifford Odets’s play, Waiting for Lefty, was controversial because __________. A) it advocated radical, even communist, labor activism B) it blamed the depression on FDR C) conservative Republicans underwrote the production D) the New York Group Theater refused to allow its performance ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1920s, __________ percent of the nation’s families had no savings at all. A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80 ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The project name for the atomic bomb was __________. A) Torch B) Manhattan C) Gadget D) Overlord ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Among the Allies, the fiercest fighting and greatest causalities were endured by __________. A) Britain B) the United States C) the Soviet Union D) France ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the election of 1944, FDR’s running mate—who became president with FDR’s death in 1945—was __________. A) Dwight Eisenhower B) Harry Truman C) Henry Wallace D) Thomas Dewey ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Battle of Stalingrad, __________. A) the Soviets suffered more casualties than Americans did during the entire war B) Hitler wanted to retreat, but his generals refused to go along C) the Germans suffered a strategic defeat, even though they lost very few men D) warm weather aided the Germans, but it was not […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Central Intelligence Agency __________. A) was the first government agency devoted to intelligence and spying B) had its roots in the wartime Office of Strategic Services C) was created by Congress over Truman’s veto D) remained a small and insignificant agency during the Cold War ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
As a result of Truman’s Loyalty Program, about how many federal employees were fired for suspicions of subversion? A) 500 B) 5,000 C) 10,000 D) 50,000 ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these words best describes Truman’s approach to the Soviets in the first years after the war? A) apathetic B) hostile C) cordial D) conciliatory ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these would have been most likely to get a Federal Housing Administration loan in the post‒World War II era? A) a homebuyer in a white suburb B) a suburban duplex buyer C) an inner-city apartment buyer D) a buyer of an old house requiring repairs ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
