// question: 17153948 name: According to FHA lending policies, only ________________ were seen as good ... ::According to FHA lending policies, only ________________ were seen as good ...::[html]
According to FHA lending policies, only ________________ were seen as good credit risks.
{ ~black men#Incorrect ~black women#Incorrect =white men#Correct ~white women#Incorrect ~veterans#Incorrect } // question: 17153905 name: Alger Hiss was charged with ::Alger Hiss was charged with::[html]
Alger Hiss was charged with
{ ~espionage.#Incorrect ~murder.#Incorrect ~sexual misconduct.#Incorrect =perjury.#Correct ~theft.#Incorrect } // question: 17153867 name: All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine EXCEPT that it ::All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine EXCEPT that it::[html]
All of the following are true about the Truman Doctrine EXCEPT that it
{ ~argued that the United States must oppose Communist aggression around the world.#Incorrect ~argued that the United States must allocate money for nations resisting outside subversion.#Incorrect ~was initially tied to the Greek civil war.#Incorrect =was strongly opposed by all members of Congress.#Correct ~called for the United States to aid those who were resisting armed minorities from within.#Incorrect } // question: 17153970 name: An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as... ::An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as...::[html]
An organization founded by lesbians to advocate for equal rights was known as the ____________________.
{ ~Mattachine Society#Incorrect =Daughters of Bilitis#Correct ~China lobby#Incorrect ~Kinsey report#Incorrect ~Daughters of the American Revolution#Incorrect } // question: 17153904 name: Anticommunism was used to ::Anticommunism was used to::[html]
Anticommunism was used to
{ ~strengthen support for labor unions.#Incorrect =weaken labor unions.#Correct ~integrate labor unions.#Incorrect ~convince labor leaders to vote Republican.#Incorrect ~extend the right to unionize to women workers.#Incorrect } // question: 17153972 name: Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy was ... ::Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy was ...::[html]
Democratic Senator ____________________ who challenged Joseph McCarthy was defeated for reelection in part because a fabricated photograph linked him to communism.
{ =Millard Tydings#Correct ~Arthur Vandenberg#Incorrect ~Adlai Stevenson#Incorrect ~Strom Thurmond#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon#Incorrect } // question: 17153894 name: Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s research ::Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s research::[html]
Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s research
{ ~was a comprehensive analysis of military installations in Western Europe.#Incorrect ~exposed thousands of communists who worked for the State Department.#Incorrect ~paved the way for racial equality in medical treatment.#Incorrect ~found that 30 percent of FBI agents were psychotic.#Incorrect =revealed a wide spectrum of sexual behavior in American life.#Correct } // question: 17153872 name: Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 EXCEPT ::Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 EXCEPT::[html]
Each of the following ran for the presidency in 1948 EXCEPT
{ ~Harry Truman.#Incorrect ~Thomas Dewey.#Incorrect ~Strom Thurmond.#Incorrect =Dwight D. Eisenhower.#Correct ~Henry Wallace.#Incorrect } // question: 17153885 name: Harry Truman’s policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief ... ::Harry Truman’s policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief ...::[html]
Harry Truman’s policy in regard to the Soviet Union was based on his belief that
{ ~the Russians were honest and could be trusted to negotiate in good faith.#Incorrect ~the United States should cut off all contact with the U.S.S.R.#Incorrect =the United States had to take a firm stand in opposition to Soviet territorial and ideological expansion.#Correct ~the United States should maintain friendly relations with the U.S.S.R. at all costs.#Incorrect ~his isolationist stance.#Incorrect } // question: 17153959 name: Harry Truman’s ____________________ was an intensive informational and ... ::Harry Truman’s ____________________ was an intensive informational and ...::[html]
Harry Truman’s ____________________ was an intensive informational and psychological offensive that used mass media and cultural exchanges to counter Soviet propaganda.
{ =Campaign of Truth#Correct ~Loyalty Program#Incorrect ~GI Bill#Incorrect ~Fair Deal#Incorrect ~Great Fear#Incorrect } // question: 17153878 name: In 1949, Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi’s forces off mainland China to the ... ::In 1949, Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi’s forces off mainland China to the ...::[html]
In 1949, Mao Zedong forced Jiang Jieshi’s forces off mainland China to the offshore island of
{ ~Korea.#Incorrect ~Hawaii#Incorrect ~Tahiti.#Incorrect ~Indonesia.#Incorrect =Formosa.#Correct } // question: 17153882 name: In 1951, Harry Truman relieved General ____ of his command in Korea for ... ::In 1951, Harry Truman relieved General ____ of his command in Korea for ...::[html]
In 1951, Harry Truman relieved General ____ of his command in Korea for insubordination.
{ ~George C. Patton#Incorrect =Douglas MacArthur#Correct ~Dwight D. Eisenhower#Incorrect ~George Marshall#Incorrect ~Henry Wallace#Incorrect } // question: 17153956 name: In the case ____________________, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of... ::In the case ____________________, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of...::[html]
In the case ____________________, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions of leaders of the American Communist Party for sedition.
{ ~United States v. Carmack#Incorrect ~Hickman v. Taylor#Incorrect =Dennis v. United States#Correct ~Stack v. Boyle#Incorrect ~Rochin v. California#Incorrect } // question: 17153954 name: In the off-year elections of 1946, the ____________________ gained control of... ::In the off-year elections of 1946, the ____________________ gained control of...::[html]
In the off-year elections of 1946, the ____________________ gained control of Congress for the first time since 1928.
{ ~Democrats#Incorrect =Republicans#Correct ~Progressives#Incorrect ~Dixiecrats#Incorrect ~Socialists#Incorrect } // question: 17153898 name: In the post war years commitment to “national security” served to ::In the post war years commitment to “national security” served to::[html]
In the post war years commitment to “national security” served to
{ ~expand the power of the Supreme Court.#Incorrect ~extend congressional involvement in foreign affairs.#Incorrect ~expand personal liberties and freedom for Americans.#Incorrect ~spread democracy throughout the world.#Incorrect =extend the power of the executive branch of government#Correct } // question: 17153903 name: In the post-war years, in South Africa the United States supported ::In the post-war years, in South Africa the United States supported::[html]
In the post-war years, in South Africa the United States supported
{ ~a democratic government.#Incorrect =a white supremacist government that enforced strict subordination of blacks.#Correct ~a leftist regime.#Incorrect ~reinstitution of colonialism.#Incorrect ~a communist government.#Incorrect } // question: 17153901 name: In the presidential campaign of 1948, candidate Henry Wallace criticized ... ::In the presidential campaign of 1948, candidate Henry Wallace criticized ...::[html]
In the presidential campaign of 1948, candidate Henry Wallace criticized President Truman for
{ =his militant containment policies toward the Soviet Union.#Correct ~his plans to integrate the military.#Incorrect ~failing to win the war in Korea.#Incorrect ~losing China to communism.#Incorrect ~being a communist.#Incorrect } // question: 17153896 name: Life in the American suburbs did not ::Life in the American suburbs did not::[html]
Life in the American suburbs did not
{ ~offer privacy, playgrounds, or built-in appliances.#Incorrect ~increase property ownership or symbolize the crusade against communism.#Incorrect =serve as a model for racial integration.#Correct ~benefit from federal loan policies and tax breaks.#Incorrect ~represent an optimistic spirit and confidence in the future.#Incorrect } // question: 17153961 name: McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list of 205 communists in the ... ::McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list of 205 communists in the ...::[html]
McCarthy proclaimed that he had a list of 205 communists in the ____________________.
{ ~Oval Office#Incorrect =State Department#Correct ~FBI#Incorrect ~CIA#Incorrect ~Social Security Office#Incorrect } // question: 17153900 name: President Truman’s loyalty program ::President Truman’s loyalty program::[html]
President Truman’s loyalty program
{ ~won the support of Joseph McCarthy.#Incorrect ~proved that the domestic communist conspiracy was a serious threat to U.S. security.#Incorrect =was criticized by both the political far left and the far right.#Correct ~resulted in a lower divorce rate in the United States.#Incorrect ~revived support for labor unions.#Incorrect } // question: 17153891 name: Republicans in Congress believed President Truman’s anticommunism efforts ... ::Republicans in Congress believed President Truman’s anticommunism efforts ...::[html]
Republicans in Congress believed President Truman’s anticommunism efforts were
{ ~insincere.#Incorrect =too limited.#Correct ~a violation of civil liberties.#Incorrect ~measured and direct.#Incorrect ~unnecessary.#Incorrect } // question: 17153962 name: Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to ... ::Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to ...::[html]
Senator ____________________ advised President Truman that he would need to “scare hell” out of people to win support for his Cold War agenda.
{ =Arthur Vandenberg#Correct ~Julius Rosenberg#Incorrect ~Joe McCarthy#Incorrect ~Paul Nitze#Incorrect ~Bernard Baruch#Incorrect } // question: 17153966 name: Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________. ::Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________.::[html]
Social Security programs expanded under the ____________________.
{ ~Campaign of Truth#Incorrect ~Loyalty Program#Incorrect ~GI Bill#Incorrect =Fair Deal#Correct ~Taft-Hartley Act#Incorrect } // question: 17153890 name: Strom Thurmond was the pro-segregationist leader of the ::Strom Thurmond was the pro-segregationist leader of the::[html]
Strom Thurmond was the pro-segregationist leader of the
{ =Dixiecrats#Correct ~Democrats#Incorrect ~Jim Crows#Incorrect ~New Republicans#Incorrect ~Log Cabin Republicans#Incorrect } // question: 17153877 name: The 1949 military and political alliance linking Western European nations ... ::The 1949 military and political alliance linking Western European nations ...::[html]
The 1949 military and political alliance linking Western European nations with the United States was
{ =NATO.#Correct ~CENTO.#Incorrect ~SEATO.#Incorrect ~the Warsaw Pact.#Incorrect ~the Marshall Plan.#Incorrect } // question: 17153955 name: The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________. ::The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________.::[html]
The chief author of NSC-68 was ____________________.
{ ~Dwight Eisenhower#Incorrect ~Julius Rosenberg#Incorrect ~Joe McCarthy#Incorrect =Paul Nitze#Correct ~Bernard Baruch#Incorrect } // question: 17153887 name: The CIA took all of the following actions in the early days of its formation ... ::The CIA took all of the following actions in the early days of its formation ...::[html]
The CIA took all of the following actions in the early days of its formation EXCEPT
{ ~cultivating ties with anti-Soviet groups in Eastern Europe.#Incorrect ~cultivating ties with anti-Soviet groups in the Soviet Union.#Incorrect ~covertly influencing the Italian election in 1948.#Incorrect ~financing pro-U.S. labor unions in Western Europe.#Incorrect =spying on American citizens in the United States.#Correct } // question: 17153892 name: The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) expelled 13 member ... ::The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) expelled 13 member ...::[html]
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) expelled 13 member organizations because
{ ~of their refusal to go on a general strike in 1951.#Incorrect ~of the requirements of the Taft-Hartley Act.#Incorrect =perceived communist sympathies.#Correct ~they refused to admit women.#Incorrect ~their membership was racially segregated.#Incorrect } // question: 17153968 name: The director of the FBI who led a campaign against subversives in American ... ::The director of the FBI who led a campaign against subversives in American ...::[html]
The director of the FBI who led a campaign against subversives in American life by building files on American citizens was ____________________.
{ ~Ronald Reagan#Incorrect ~Joe McCarthy#Incorrect ~Paul Nitze#Incorrect ~Bernard Baruch#Incorrect =J. Edgar Hoover#Correct } // question: 17153960 name: The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman’s ... ::The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman’s ...::[html]
The Dixiecrat Party episode of 1948 was a direct reaction to Harry Truman’s stance on ____________________.
{ ~communism#Incorrect ~social welfare#Incorrect =civil rights#Correct ~feminism#Incorrect ~homosexuality#Incorrect } // question: 17153874 name: The Fair Deal did not ::The Fair Deal did not::[html]
The Fair Deal did not
{ ~expand Social Security.#Incorrect ~attempt to nationalize health care.#Incorrect ~include “maximum” employment policies.#Incorrect ~address agricultural concerns.#Incorrect =delve into foreign policy.#Correct } // question: 17153875 name: The GI Bill did not ::The GI Bill did not::[html]
The GI Bill did not
{ ~provide veterans with financial assistance for education.#Incorrect ~mandate that veterans receive favorable terms for securing loans for home purchases.#Incorrect ~allow preferential treatment when veterans applied for public-sector jobs.#Incorrect =provide moving costs for veteran families who wanted to relocate.#Correct ~make provisions for medical care in veterans’ hospitals.#Incorrect } // question: 17153895 name: The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) ::The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)::[html]
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
{ ~focused on government employees alone.#Incorrect ~never attacked the labor movement.#Incorrect ~helped identify hundreds of Soviet spies working undercover in the United States.#Incorrect =used Ronald Reagan as a secret FBI informant to testify about communist influence in Hollywood.#Correct ~was measured and fair in its approach.#Incorrect } // question: 17153876 name: The Korean War ::The Korean War::[html]
The Korean War
{ =helped Truman implement the broad vision of NSC-68.#Correct ~allowed Truman to increase income taxes.#Incorrect ~was the first time since World War II that atomic bombs were used in warfare.#Incorrect ~had little impact on America or its foreign policy decisions.#Incorrect ~aided a communist movement in the United States.#Incorrect } // question: 17153945 name: The legislation that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct ... ::The legislation that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct ...::[html]
The legislation that severely limited a union's right to strike and conduct boycotts was the ____________________.
{ ~Boone Law#Incorrect ~Rosenberg Act#Incorrect =Taft-Hartley Act#Correct ~Fair Deal#Incorrect ~GI Bill#Incorrect } // question: 17153869 name: The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to ::The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to::[html]
The major goal of the Marshall Plan was to
{ ~crush the Soviet Union.#Incorrect ~destroy communist subversion in the United States.#Incorrect ~build a series of military alliances throughout the world.#Incorrect =counter communism by offering economic aid to war-torn European countries.#Correct ~overthrow communist governments in Latin America.#Incorrect } // question: 17153906 name: The Mattachine Society ::The Mattachine Society::[html]
The Mattachine Society
{ ~opposed communist infiltration of government offices.#Incorrect =advocated equal rights for gays.#Correct ~defended actors and writers accused of being communists.#Incorrect ~called for racial equality.#Incorrect ~supported women’s rights.#Incorrect } // question: 17153871 name: The National Association of Manufacturers ::The National Association of Manufacturers::[html]
The National Association of Manufacturers
{ ~supported the idea of a “Second Bill of Rights.”#Incorrect =believed that expanded domestic programs would destroy private free-enterprise.#Correct ~supported President Truman.#Incorrect ~supported bills to expand public housing.#Incorrect ~advocated stronger environmental laws.#Incorrect } // question: 17153880 name: The National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) did not advocate for ::The National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) did not advocate for::[html]
The National Security Council Document 68 (NSC 68) did not advocate for
{ ~massive military buildup.#Incorrect ~covert actions.#Incorrect ~enlarged propaganda efforts both inside and outside the United States.#Incorrect ~economic pressure.#Incorrect =a more nuanced view of the difference between socialism and Communism.#Correct } // question: 17153889 name: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ::The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)::[html]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
{ ~established a European free-trade zone.#Incorrect ~continued the traditional U.S. policy of nonentanglement.#Incorrect ~delivered economic aid to the Soviet Union.#Incorrect ~called for preemptive wars against likely aggressors.#Incorrect =considered an attack on one member nation an attack on all members.#Correct } // question: 17153965 name: The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________. ::The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.::[html]
The North Korean communist government was headed by ____________________.
{ =Kim Il-sung#Correct ~Syngman Rhee,#Incorrect ~Mao Zedong#Incorrect ~Josef Stalin#Incorrect ~Ho Chi Minh#Incorrect } // question: 17153950 name: The postwar economic theory for judging the prosperity of the nation by ... ::The postwar economic theory for judging the prosperity of the nation by ...::[html]
The postwar economic theory for judging the prosperity of the nation by totaling the monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a year is called ____________________.
{ ~Social Security Measurement#Incorrect ~Standard of Living#Incorrect ~Minimum Wage#Incorrect =Gross National Product#Correct ~National Debt#Incorrect } // question: 17153946 name: The president of the Screen Actors Guild who was also a secret informer for ... ::The president of the Screen Actors Guild who was also a secret informer for ...::[html]
The president of the Screen Actors Guild who was also a secret informer for the FBI (known as agent T-10) was ____________________.
{ ~Ethel Rosenberg#Incorrect ~Bud Schulberg#Incorrect ~Gary Cooper#Incorrect =Ronald Reagan#Correct ~Lillian Hellman#Incorrect } // question: 17153873 name: The Taft-Hartley Act ::The Taft-Hartley Act::[html]
The Taft-Hartley Act
{ ~enacted the highest tariff in U.S. history.#Incorrect =negated many union gains from the New Deal years.#Correct ~implemented the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.#Incorrect ~required strict loyalty oaths from all Americans.#Incorrect ~imposed the first income tax.#Incorrect } // question: 17153952 name: The term “containment” first appeared in an article published in ... ::The term “containment” first appeared in an article published in ...::[html]
The term “containment” first appeared in an article published in ____________________.
{ ~The New York Times#Incorrect ~The Economist#Incorrect ~Life#Incorrect ~Time#Incorrect =Foreign Affairs#Correct } // question: 17153951 name: The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ... ::The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ...::[html]
The Truman Doctrine was formulated in response to the civil war in ____________________.
{ ~Yugoslavia#Incorrect ~Italy#Incorrect =Greece#Correct ~Turkey#Incorrect ~Bulgaria#Incorrect } // question: 17153893 name: The U.S. anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to ::The U.S. anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to::[html]
The U.S. anti-Communist crusade caused the federal government to
{ ~reduce U.S. military spending.#Incorrect =support corrupt, oppressive, racist governments in other countries.#Correct ~encourage freedom of speech and conscience at home and abroad.#Incorrect ~lose interest in U.S. holdings in the Pacific.#Incorrect ~retreat into an isolationist stance.#Incorrect } // question: 17153881 name: The war in Korea began when the ::The war in Korea began when the::[html]
The war in Korea began when the
{ ~South Korean army moved across the 38th parallel into North Korea.#Incorrect ~Chinese army moved across the 38th parallel into South Korea.#Incorrect =North Korean army moved across the 38th parallel into South Korea.#Correct ~United States landed at Inchon.#Incorrect ~Soviet Union invaded South Korea.#Incorrect } // question: 17153947 name: The _______________, also called the GI Bill, offered assistance to veterans ... ::The _______________, also called the GI Bill, offered assistance to veterans ...::[html]
The _______________, also called the GI Bill, offered assistance to veterans for education, job-training, and financing a home.
{ ~Social Security Act#Incorrect ~Housing Act of 1949#Incorrect ~Taft-Hartley Act#Incorrect ~Fair Deal#Incorrect =Serviceman’s Readjustment Act#Correct } // question: 17153973 name: The _________________ Amendment to the Constitution barred the election of U.... ::The _________________ Amendment to the Constitution barred the election of U....::[html]
The _________________ Amendment to the Constitution barred the election of U.S. presidents for more than two terms.
{ ~Twentieth#Incorrect ~Twenty-First#Incorrect =Twenty-Second#Correct ~Twenty-Third#Incorrect ~Twenty-Fourth#Incorrect } // question: 17153964 name: The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming Truman and his... ::The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming Truman and his...::[html]
The ____________________ consisted of business leaders blaming Truman and his secretary of state Dean Acheson for being soft on communism and for losing China to communism.
{ ~McCarthy Group#Incorrect ~Hiss Circle#Incorrect =China lobby#Correct ~Asia Concern#Incorrect ~Daughters of the Revolution#Incorrect } // question: 17153957 name: The ____________________ created the Council of Economic Advisers. ::The ____________________ created the Council of Economic Advisers.::[html]
The ____________________ created the Council of Economic Advisers.
{ =Employment Act of 1946#Correct ~Housing Act of 1949#Incorrect ~Taft-Hartley Act#Incorrect ~Fair Deal#Incorrect ~Serviceman’s Readjustment Act#Incorrect } // question: 17153963 name: The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to Europe to stabilize ... ::The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to Europe to stabilize ...::[html]
The ____________________ Plan involved massive aid to Europe to stabilize those countries’ economies and prevent the spread of communism.
{ ~Eisenhower#Incorrect =Marshall#Correct ~McCarthy#Incorrect ~Nitze#Incorrect ~Baruch#Incorrect } // question: 17153971 name: The ____________________ Report contended that homosexuality was common in ... ::The ____________________ Report contended that homosexuality was common in ...::[html]
The ____________________ Report contended that homosexuality was common in American life.
{ ~Mattachine#Incorrect ~Bilitis#Incorrect =Kinsey#Correct ~McCarthy#Incorrect ~Nitze#Incorrect } // question: 17153949 name: The ____________________ were secret messages collected between the U.S.S.R. ... ::The ____________________ were secret messages collected between the U.S.S.R. ...::[html]
The ____________________ were secret messages collected between the U.S.S.R. and spies in the United States by the U.S. Army counterintelligence in the 1940s.
{ ~Rosenberg Files#Incorrect =VENONA files#Correct ~Soviet documents#Incorrect ~CIA registry#Incorrect ~Hiss Report#Incorrect } // question: 17153888 name: Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by ::Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by::[html]
Truman responded to the Berlin blockade by
{ ~closing all land routes into West Berlin.#Incorrect ~arresting the Soviet ambassador to the United States.#Incorrect =airlifting tons of supplies to the city.#Correct ~pulling all Americans out of Berlin.#Incorrect ~attacking the Soviet Union.#Incorrect } // question: 17153870 name: Truman’s Executive Order 9835, also called the Loyalty Program, ::Truman’s Executive Order 9835, also called the Loyalty Program,::[html]
Truman’s Executive Order 9835, also called the Loyalty Program,
{ ~reversed his predecessor’s Executive Order calling for the internment of Japanese Americans.#Incorrect ~sought to protect Federal employees from baseless accusations of disloyalty.#Incorrect =did not do enough to appease anticommunist Republicans.#Correct ~appeased civil libertarians.#Incorrect ~brought McCarthyism to a swift conclusion.#Incorrect } // question: 17153902 name: What genre of Hollywood film was notable for its beautiful but dangerous femm... ::What genre of Hollywood film was notable for its beautiful but dangerous femm...::[html]
What genre of Hollywood film was notable for its beautiful but dangerous femmes fatales?
{ ~westerns#Incorrect ~sci-fi#Incorrect ~musicals#Incorrect =film noir#Correct ~costume dramas#Incorrect } // question: 17153884 name: What is NOT true of the Taft-Hartley Act? ::What is NOT true of the Taft-Hartley Act?::[html]
What is NOT true of the Taft-Hartley Act?
{ ~It limited unions’ power to conduct boycotts.#Incorrect ~It was vetoed by President Truman.#Incorrect ~It demanded pledges of political allegiance.#Incorrect ~It made “closed shops” less of a threat to employers.#Incorrect =Unions were eliminated from the federal government.#Correct } // question: 17153883 name: What is true about Rosenbergs? ::What is true about Rosenbergs?::[html]
What is true about Rosenbergs?
{ ~They were both innocent of spying.#Incorrect ~They had more atomic expertise than any other accused spies#Incorrect ~Their lives were spared by a presidential pardon.#Incorrect =They were the only accused atomic spies who had to face the death penalty in the United States.#Correct ~They conspired with Alger Hiss to plan targeted assassinations.#Incorrect } // question: 17153967 name: When the Soviet Union cut off all access to West Berlin, the ... ::When the Soviet Union cut off all access to West Berlin, the ...::[html]
When the Soviet Union cut off all access to West Berlin, the ___________________ delivered supplies that people there needed.
{ ~French Army#Incorrect =Berlin Airlift#Correct ~GI Bill#Incorrect ~Loyalty Program#Incorrect ~Taft-Hartley Act#Incorrect } // question: 17153879 name: Which of the following Fair Deal programs was met with the greatest opposition? ::Which of the following Fair Deal programs was met with the greatest opposition?::[html]
Which of the following Fair Deal programs was met with the greatest opposition?
{ ~The GI Bill#Incorrect =health care coverage for all Americans#Correct ~home loan guarantees#Incorrect ~Social security expansion#Incorrect ~The Housing Act of 1949#Incorrect } // question: 17153897 name: Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy? ::Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy?::[html]
Which of the following is not a true statement about Joseph McCarthy?
{ ~He was a Wisconsin senator.#Incorrect ~He rose to fame by claiming to know of hundreds of communists working in the government.#Incorrect =He brought Alger Hiss to trial.#Correct ~Many influential people supported and encouraged him.#Incorrect ~He was famous for sensationalism and attack politics.#Incorrect } // question: 17153868 name: Which of the following was not included in the National Security Act of 1947? ::Which of the following was not included in the National Security Act of 1947?::[html]
Which of the following was not included in the National Security Act of 1947?
{ ~It provided the basis for the Department of Defense.#Incorrect =It created the Federal Bureau of Investigation.#Correct ~It created the National Security Council.#Incorrect ~It created the Air Force.#Incorrect ~It created the Central Intelligence Agency.#Incorrect } // question: 17153886 name: Who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952? ::Who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952?::[html]
Who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952?
{ ~Dwight D. Eisenhower#Incorrect ~Harry S. Truman#Incorrect =Adlai Stevenson#Correct ~William Kane#Incorrect ~Richard M. Nixon#Incorrect } // question: 17153899 name: Who were the baby boom generation? ::Who were the baby boom generation?::[html]
Who were the baby boom generation?
{ =Americans born between 1946 and 1964.#Correct ~A generation associated with the rise of American cities.#Incorrect ~A social and cultural force that shared the values of the previous generation.#Incorrect ~An insignificant part of the American population.#Incorrect ~Americans who refused to have babies.#Incorrect } // question: 17153969 name: ____________________ desegregated the military. ::____________________ desegregated the military.::[html]
____________________ desegregated the military.
{ =Executive Order 9981#Correct ~The Taft-Hartley Act#Incorrect ~Hickman v. Taylor#Incorrect ~Dennis v. United States#Incorrect ~The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act#Incorrect } // question: 17153953 name: ____________________ was the first military leader since Ulysses S. Grant to ... ::____________________ was the first military leader since Ulysses S. Grant to ...::[html]
____________________ was the first military leader since Ulysses S. Grant to become president.
{ ~Harry Truman#Incorrect =Dwight D. Eisenhower#Correct ~Adlai Stevenson#Incorrect ~Richard Nixon#Incorrect ~Franklin Roosevelt#Incorrect } // question: 17153958 name: ____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities ... ::____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities ...::[html]
____________________ were legal agreements that prevented racial minorities from acquiring property.
{ ~Racial circumscriptions#Incorrect =Restrictive covenants#Correct ~Color lines#Incorrect ~Property adjustments#Incorrect ~Assessments#Incorrect } // question: 17153914 name: A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur’s stunning ... ::A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur’s stunning ...::[html]
A major turning point of the Korean War was General MacArthur’s stunning amphibious assault at Inchon.
{TRUE} // question: 17153930 name: A planned protest by union leader A. Philip Randolph pushed President Truman ... ::A planned protest by union leader A. Philip Randolph pushed President Truman ...::[html]
A planned protest by union leader A. Philip Randolph pushed President Truman to sign an order desegregating the military.
{TRUE} // question: 17153936 name: Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage. ::Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage.::[html]
Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage.
{FALSE} // question: 17153908 name: Americans in 1952 were afraid of a military leader leading a civilian ... ::Americans in 1952 were afraid of a military leader leading a civilian ...::[html]
Americans in 1952 were afraid of a military leader leading a civilian government.
{FALSE} // question: 17153934 name: Direct military aid to Latin American was never a part of Truman’s ... ::Direct military aid to Latin American was never a part of Truman’s ...::[html]
Direct military aid to Latin American was never a part of Truman’s containment initiatives.
{FALSE} // question: 17153933 name: Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence. ::Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.::[html]
Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command because of incompetence.
{FALSE} // question: 17153943 name: During the Cold War homosexuality was connected with communist subversion and... ::During the Cold War homosexuality was connected with communist subversion and...::[html]
During the Cold War homosexuality was connected with communist subversion and thus depicted as a threat to national security.
{TRUE} // question: 17153937 name: During the Cold War the War Department became the CIA. ::During the Cold War the War Department became the CIA.::[html]
During the Cold War the War Department became the CIA.
{FALSE} // question: 17153940 name: Finding work in the entertainment industry during the 1950s could depend on ... ::Finding work in the entertainment industry during the 1950s could depend on ...::[html]
Finding work in the entertainment industry during the 1950s could depend on becoming a “friendly witness” before Congress.
{TRUE} // question: 17153931 name: Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier ... ::Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier ...::[html]
Harry Truman never believed he could work out a deal with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.
{FALSE} // question: 17153915 name: Harry Truman sought to escalate the nuclear arms race as quickly as he could,... ::Harry Truman sought to escalate the nuclear arms race as quickly as he could,...::[html]
Harry Truman sought to escalate the nuclear arms race as quickly as he could, and without any official attempt to forestall or dismantle it.
{FALSE} // question: 17153927 name: Harry Truman vetoed the McCarran-Walter Act but Congress overrode his veto. ::Harry Truman vetoed the McCarran-Walter Act but Congress overrode his veto.::[html]
Harry Truman vetoed the McCarran-Walter Act but Congress overrode his veto.
{TRUE} // question: 17153935 name: Hollywood refused to be intimidated by McCarthyism and the HUAC. ::Hollywood refused to be intimidated by McCarthyism and the HUAC.::[html]
Hollywood refused to be intimidated by McCarthyism and the HUAC.
{FALSE} // question: 17153916 name: In 1948, under pressure from civil rights organizations, President Eisenhower... ::In 1948, under pressure from civil rights organizations, President Eisenhower...::[html]
In 1948, under pressure from civil rights organizations, President Eisenhower issued an executive order that desegregated the armed forces.
{FALSE} // question: 17153911 name: In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory. ::In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.::[html]
In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower won a narrow electoral victory.
{FALSE} // question: 17153922 name: In the election of 1948, Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the ... ::In the election of 1948, Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the ...::[html]
In the election of 1948, Harry Truman was helped by voters loyal to the memory of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
{TRUE} // question: 17153932 name: In the late 1940s, the Supreme Court began to chip away at the ... ::In the late 1940s, the Supreme Court began to chip away at the ...::[html]
In the late 1940s, the Supreme Court began to chip away at the separate-but-equal principle.
{TRUE} // question: 17153938 name: In Westminster School District v. Mendez, the Supreme Court ruled that racial... ::In Westminster School District v. Mendez, the Supreme Court ruled that racial...::[html]
In Westminster School District v. Mendez, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in state-funded graduate and law schools was unconstitutional.
{TRUE} // question: 17153917 name: Jackie Robinson’s efforts to play professional baseball were thwarted by the ... ::Jackie Robinson’s efforts to play professional baseball were thwarted by the ...::[html]
Jackie Robinson’s efforts to play professional baseball were thwarted by the opposition of fellow ballplayers.
{FALSE} // question: 17153944 name: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the ... ::Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the ...::[html]
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were acquitted of charges that they spied for the Soviet Union.
{FALSE} // question: 17153925 name: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America’s only atomic spies. ::Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America’s only atomic spies.::[html]
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were America’s only atomic spies.
{FALSE} // question: 17153907 name: MacArthur and Truman were in complete agreement regarding Korea. ::MacArthur and Truman were in complete agreement regarding Korea.::[html]
MacArthur and Truman were in complete agreement regarding Korea.
{FALSE} // question: 17153941 name: Many historians now believe that Alger Hiss did pass along information to the... ::Many historians now believe that Alger Hiss did pass along information to the...::[html]
Many historians now believe that Alger Hiss did pass along information to the Soviets in the 1930s and 1940s.
{TRUE} // question: 17153923 name: Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO. ::Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.::[html]
Ohio Senator Robert Taft was the leading supporter of NATO.
{FALSE} // question: 17153912 name: Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing. ::Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.::[html]
Private lenders denied credit to nonwhites seeking loans for suburban housing.
{TRUE} // question: 17153918 name: Richard Nixon was a secret informant for the FBI against playwright Lillian ... ::Richard Nixon was a secret informant for the FBI against playwright Lillian ...::[html]
Richard Nixon was a secret informant for the FBI against playwright Lillian Hellman.
{FALSE} // question: 17153909 name: The “Truman Doctrine” called for the United States to aid those nations that ... ::The “Truman Doctrine” called for the United States to aid those nations that ...::[html]
The “Truman Doctrine” called for the United States to aid those nations that were resisting internal “subversion.”
{TRUE} // question: 17153910 name: The CIA was created to investigate domestic communist threats. ::The CIA was created to investigate domestic communist threats.::[html]
The CIA was created to investigate domestic communist threats.
{FALSE} // question: 17153924 name: The Fair Deal’s housing programs made absolutely no gains. ::The Fair Deal’s housing programs made absolutely no gains.::[html]
The Fair Deal’s housing programs made absolutely no gains.
{FALSE} // question: 17153942 name: The FBI maintained files on many civil-rights activists, artists and ... ::The FBI maintained files on many civil-rights activists, artists and ...::[html]
The FBI maintained files on many civil-rights activists, artists and intellectuals who held left-leaning political ideas.
{TRUE} // question: 17153920 name: The Kinsey report proved to many Americans that homosexuality was both rare ... ::The Kinsey report proved to many Americans that homosexuality was both rare ...::[html]
The Kinsey report proved to many Americans that homosexuality was both rare and deviant.
{FALSE} // question: 17153913 name: The Korean War was initiated by the United States moving into North Korean ... ::The Korean War was initiated by the United States moving into North Korean ...::[html]
The Korean War was initiated by the United States moving into North Korean territory.
{FALSE} // question: 17153928 name: The McCarran-Walter Internal Security Act authorized the deportation ... ::The McCarran-Walter Internal Security Act authorized the deportation ...::[html]
The McCarran-Walter Internal Security Act authorized the deportation detention of alleged subversives in the name of national security.
{TRUE} // question: 17153919 name: The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb. ::The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.::[html]
The Soviets were not frightened by the atomic bomb.
{FALSE} // question: 17153929 name: The wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union was ... ::The wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union was ...::[html]
The wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union was merely a marriage of convenience.
{TRUE} // question: 17153921 name: Truman’s Fair Deal did not extend to agriculture. ::Truman’s Fair Deal did not extend to agriculture.::[html]
Truman’s Fair Deal did not extend to agriculture.
{FALSE} // question: 17153926 name: Truman’s greatest accomplishment regarding civil rights was the order to end ... ::Truman’s greatest accomplishment regarding civil rights was the order to end ...::[html]
Truman’s greatest accomplishment regarding civil rights was the order to end housing discrimination in the suburbs.
{FALSE} // question: 17153939 name: Union leaders had to pledge they were not communist, and were not part of any... ::Union leaders had to pledge they were not communist, and were not part of any...::[html]
Union leaders had to pledge they were not communist, and were not part of any subversive groups under the Taft-Hartley Act.
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