Question 1

Joseph Stalin, who headed the government of the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, believed that

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A)   eastern Europe must be kept under Russia's influence.
B)   the United States should be trusted as an ally.
C)   fairness was the best basis for governing the Soviet Union.
D)   World War II had been a joint Allied victory.

Question 2

The key Republican senator responsible for gaining congressional support for the Truman Doctrine was ________ of Michigan.

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Question 3

Discuss the background to the Polish question and illustrate how it became the first confrontation in the Cold War.

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Disagreements over what kind of postwar ...

Question 4

The individual primarily responsible for developing the American containment policy during the Cold War was ________.

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Question 5

After World War II, the Soviet Union

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A)   felt little effect from the war.
B)   was determined to have a buffer zone for protection of its western border.
C)   believed it was vulnerable on its eastern border.
D)   aggressively pursued a policy of world revolution.

Question 6

The containment policy of the Truman administration

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A)   had little support from policymakers in Washington.
B)   fostered stronger relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
C)   had been designed by Dean Acheson.
D)   became the basis for American foreign policy in the post-World War II period.

Question 7

Underlying the Marshall Plan was the assumption that

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A)   economic prosperity brings political stability.
B)   the United States would not directly participate in the proposal.
C)   Eastern Europe could be freed from Soviet domination.
D)   it could convert the Soviet Union to democracy.

Question 8

In 1939, the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One effect of the Cold War was

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A)   to create a strong resistance to military pacts in the Senate.
B)   a return of isolationist sentiments in the United States.
C)   strong support for closer ties with the Soviet Union.
D)   to commit the United States to involvement in European affairs.

Question 10

At the Potsdam Conference, President Truman

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A)   demanded that Stalin resign as leader of the Soviet Union before the United States would negotiate.
B)   pressured the British to accept a communist government in Poland.
C)   sought to reduce tensions with the Soviets.
D)   learned that the United States had successfully tested an atomic bomb.

Question 11

In what cities did the United States base its primary naval commands in the 1950s?

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A)   Seattle
B)   San Diego
C)   San Francisco
D)   All of the above.

Question 12

The arrest in 1950 of which of the following couples led to a major communist witchhunt trial?

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A)   Ronald and Nancy Reagan
B)   George and Laura Bush
C)   Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
D)   Jane and John Goodall

Question 13

Contrast the American worldview with the Soviet worldview at the end of World War II.

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The United States wanted to spread the v...

Question 14

While attempting to build an atomic bomb during World War II, the United States

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A)   decided to drop the bomb on Japan but not on Germany.
B)   concealed the project from the Soviet Union.
C)   concealed the project from the British.
D)   shared the information with all of its allies.

Question 15

At the end of World War II, American policymakers generally envisioned a world

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A)   dominated by the Soviet Union.
B)   in which the United States protected its trade position through high tariff barriers.
C)   in which American values would spread.
D)   from which the United States could isolate itself.

Question 16

Imagine that you were the Central American correspondent of an American news magazine during the 1950s. How would you evaluate the economic and political conditions of Latin America, and how would you explain the United States's reaction to the Castro revolution in Cuba?

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Americans controlled much of the Central...

Question 17

The Cold War produced a reactionary period of hysteria that included a loyalty program that violated civil liberties.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following revolutions first brought communism into the international order?

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A)   Chinese
B)   Russian
C)   Vietnamese
D)   French

Question 19

Black leaders Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Du Bois were criticized for communist leanings during the era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Assume that you were Val Lorwin. Describe your position in relation to the United States government from November 1950 through March 1952.

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In 1950, Lorwin, a left-wing Socialist d...

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Assume that you were Val Lorwin. Describe your position in relation to the United States government from November 1950 through March 1952.

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Contrast the American worldview with the Soviet worldview at the end of World War II.

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The containment policy of the Truman administration

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In 1939, the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb.

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In what cities did the United States base its primary naval commands in the 1950s?

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The Cold War produced a reactionary period of hysteria that included a loyalty program that violated civil liberties.

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Discuss the background to the Polish question and illustrate how it became the first confrontation in the Cold War.

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The key Republican senator responsible for gaining congressional support for the Truman Doctrine was ________ of Michigan.

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The individual primarily responsible for developing the American containment policy during the Cold War was ________.

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Underlying the Marshall Plan was the assumption that

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Imagine that you were the Central American correspondent of an American news magazine during the 1950s. How would you evaluate the economic and political conditions of Latin America, and how would you explain the United States's reaction to the Castro revolution in Cuba?

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After World War II, the Soviet Union

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Which of the following revolutions first brought communism into the international order?

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