TJC US History Exam 4 Questions & Answers
GRADED A+
Which of the following statements accurately describes the political climate as the 1948 election
approached? - Answer - Truman had not yet successfully cast away the widespread impression that he
was not up to the role of president, and most political analysts assumed he would lose the next election.
The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to - Answer - order the development
of a hydrogen bomb.
What was the role of the Truman Doctrine? - Answer - It committed the United States to help "free
peoples" facing pressure from communism.
Why did President Truman veto the McCarran Internal Security Act? - Answer - He felt it promoted
thought control.
What were among the main U.S. foreign policy concerns following the Second World War and why? -
Answer - With the elimination of German Nazism, the United States and the Soviet Union no longer
seemed to share a united goal; the power vacuums in Europe and Asia due to the defeat of the Germans
and Japanese left the Americans and Soviets competing for global influence.
What is one way the Chinese civil war proved significant for the cold war? - Answer - It resulted in the
victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the
Korean War to aid their North Korean allies.
Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to - Answer - launch a massive
airlift of supplies into West Berlin.
Truman viewed the results of the 1948 election as a mandate for - Answer - social welfare programs.
How has the public and historical perception of Truman's presidency evolved over time? - Answer -
During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for issues such as higher taxes and higher
,prices for consumers brought by the war, but years later, many have come to view him more positively,
appreciating that he dealt with a complex set of problems.
In response to Truman's actions and policies up to that point, the 1946 congressional elections resulted
in - Answer - Republican control of Congress.
On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to - Answer - enlarge the New
Deal.
To what did Winston Churchill compare the boundary between Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe and
Western Europe? - Answer - an iron curtain
Drawing on the assumptions of the "domino theory," Truman believed the Soviet and Communist
activities in Greece would - Answer - allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean,
followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked.
Why was the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) significant to American foreign
policy? - Answer - The commitment to NATO as a mutual defense alliance against the Soviet Union
marked an end to isolationism in the United States.
One of Truman's strengths as he assumed the presidency was his - Answer - genuine demeanor and
ability to arise above his limitations.
One major reason that the Second World War inspired postwar changes in race relations in the United
States was the - Answer - racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the
war.
Which of the following statements is true in regard to Israel's founding in 1948? - Answer - The United
States became the first country to recognize the Jewish state.
UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about - Answer - a massive Chinese intervention
, What was the role of the Marshall Plan? - Answer - It was an international economic recovery program
that also sought to reduce socialist influence in Europe and reestablish a strong Western Europe rooted
in American values.
Which of the following appears to have led to the cold war in retrospect? - Answer - ideological
competition between democratic capitalism and totalitarian communism and their opposing views of
what the postwar world should become
Which of the following is true of Truman's Fair Deal proposals by and large? - Answer - Most of them
were simply extensions or enlargements of New Deal programs, and a bipartisan conservative coalition
in Congress successfully stopped their passage.
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur? - Answer - for insubordination
Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947? - Answer - It allowed the president to
impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes.
Authored by Paul Nitze, ________ endorsed a massive militarized version of containment that guided
American foreign policy for decades. - Answer - NSC-68
By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet
actions in - Answer - Eastern Europe.
What was the stance of the Dixiecrats in the 1948 campaign? - Answer - They supported states' rights
and racial segregation.
In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from ________ by issuing an executive
order known as the Loyalty Order. - Answer - the federal government
As a result of the global burdens the United States assumed after the Second World War, how did the
federal government change? - Answer - It became larger, more powerful, and more secretive, in part
due to the actions of both major political parties and the lobbying efforts of the military-industrial
complex.
GRADED A+
Which of the following statements accurately describes the political climate as the 1948 election
approached? - Answer - Truman had not yet successfully cast away the widespread impression that he
was not up to the role of president, and most political analysts assumed he would lose the next election.
The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to - Answer - order the development
of a hydrogen bomb.
What was the role of the Truman Doctrine? - Answer - It committed the United States to help "free
peoples" facing pressure from communism.
Why did President Truman veto the McCarran Internal Security Act? - Answer - He felt it promoted
thought control.
What were among the main U.S. foreign policy concerns following the Second World War and why? -
Answer - With the elimination of German Nazism, the United States and the Soviet Union no longer
seemed to share a united goal; the power vacuums in Europe and Asia due to the defeat of the Germans
and Japanese left the Americans and Soviets competing for global influence.
What is one way the Chinese civil war proved significant for the cold war? - Answer - It resulted in the
victory of Communists over Chinese Nationalists, and the Communists would go on to intervene in the
Korean War to aid their North Korean allies.
Truman's response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to - Answer - launch a massive
airlift of supplies into West Berlin.
Truman viewed the results of the 1948 election as a mandate for - Answer - social welfare programs.
How has the public and historical perception of Truman's presidency evolved over time? - Answer -
During Truman's presidency, many Americans blamed him for issues such as higher taxes and higher
,prices for consumers brought by the war, but years later, many have come to view him more positively,
appreciating that he dealt with a complex set of problems.
In response to Truman's actions and policies up to that point, the 1946 congressional elections resulted
in - Answer - Republican control of Congress.
On the domestic front, President Truman soon made clear his intention to - Answer - enlarge the New
Deal.
To what did Winston Churchill compare the boundary between Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe and
Western Europe? - Answer - an iron curtain
Drawing on the assumptions of the "domino theory," Truman believed the Soviet and Communist
activities in Greece would - Answer - allow for the fall of the other nations in eastern Mediterranean,
followed by those in Western Europe, if unchecked.
Why was the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) significant to American foreign
policy? - Answer - The commitment to NATO as a mutual defense alliance against the Soviet Union
marked an end to isolationism in the United States.
One of Truman's strengths as he assumed the presidency was his - Answer - genuine demeanor and
ability to arise above his limitations.
One major reason that the Second World War inspired postwar changes in race relations in the United
States was the - Answer - racist nature of opponents of the United States, such as the Nazis, during the
war.
Which of the following statements is true in regard to Israel's founding in 1948? - Answer - The United
States became the first country to recognize the Jewish state.
UN forces reaching the Yalu River brought about - Answer - a massive Chinese intervention
, What was the role of the Marshall Plan? - Answer - It was an international economic recovery program
that also sought to reduce socialist influence in Europe and reestablish a strong Western Europe rooted
in American values.
Which of the following appears to have led to the cold war in retrospect? - Answer - ideological
competition between democratic capitalism and totalitarian communism and their opposing views of
what the postwar world should become
Which of the following is true of Truman's Fair Deal proposals by and large? - Answer - Most of them
were simply extensions or enlargements of New Deal programs, and a bipartisan conservative coalition
in Congress successfully stopped their passage.
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur? - Answer - for insubordination
Which of the following is true of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947? - Answer - It allowed the president to
impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes.
Authored by Paul Nitze, ________ endorsed a massive militarized version of containment that guided
American foreign policy for decades. - Answer - NSC-68
By the spring of 1945, the United States and Britain were becoming deeply concerned over Soviet
actions in - Answer - Eastern Europe.
What was the stance of the Dixiecrats in the 1948 campaign? - Answer - They supported states' rights
and racial segregation.
In 1947, President Truman took actions to banish Communists from ________ by issuing an executive
order known as the Loyalty Order. - Answer - the federal government
As a result of the global burdens the United States assumed after the Second World War, how did the
federal government change? - Answer - It became larger, more powerful, and more secretive, in part
due to the actions of both major political parties and the lobbying efforts of the military-industrial
complex.
