Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain speech

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Question 2

In 1950, Joseph McCarthy argued that

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A)   General Eisenhower should lead a military coup against President Truman.
B)   the United States should seek a peace settlement with the Soviet Union.
C)   UN forces should use the atomic bomb against North Korea.
D)   there were communists working in the American government.
E)   Richard Nixon had been a communist spy during World War II.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Fidel Castro

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Question 4

What did the release of Soviet documents in 1990s reveal about the Rosenberg case?

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A)   Both Julius and Ethel Rosenberg had passed classified U.S. information on to the Soviets.
B)   The couple had been completely innocent of all charges and were executed unjustly.
C)   Julius had been a spy, but Ethel was probably not.
D)   The Rosenbergs led a massive spy ring within the U.S. government on behalf of the Soviets.
E)   None of these choicesF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: 
    
Suez Canal

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
McCarthyism, Joseph R. McCarthy

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Question 7

Which of the following statements provides evidence of American's assessment of the first twenty months of Harry Truman's presidency?

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A)   Procommunist elements strengthened their influence in the Democratic party.
B)   In the November 1946 elections Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1928.
C)   John L. Lewis took the United Mine Workers out on strike twice, and Truman nationalized the mines twice.
D)   Truman was reelected in a landslide victory.
E)   The Democrats gained control of twenty-five governorships in the elections of 1946.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Taiwan

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Question 9

Which of the following statements about American military and foreign policy between 1950 and 1953 is true?

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A)   The United States pared back its defense budget from $60 billion to $13 billion.
B)   The United States closed down many military bases around the world.
C)   The United States began to pay some three-fourths of the cost of the French war against the Vietnamese independence movement.
D)   The United States expanded trade with the Soviet Union and mainland China as a way of diminishing their aggressive tendencies.
E)   The U.S. lost interest in such newly-independent Third World countries as Egypt, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
French Indochina

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Question 11

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that the Republicans were victorious in the 1952 election?

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A)   Americans were tired of the stalemate in Korea.
B)   Wage-and-price freezes had angered many Americans.
C)   Truman's approval rating was 23 percent, the lowest ever recorded, tarnishing the Democratic party's chances.
D)   Eisenhower's military stature and infectious smile won him many admirers.
E)   Americans were comforted by the soothing moderation of Eisenhower's running mate, Richard Nixon.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Cold War

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Question 13

How did President Eisenhower respond to the aggression of England, France, and Israel against Egypt in 1956?

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A)   He commended their action and offering military assistance.
B)   He threatened nuclear war if they did not withdraw from Egypt.
C)   He condemned the attacks forced them to withdraw their troops.
D)   He sent American ground troops to defend the Egyptian capital.
E)   He offered military assistance to Nasser.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 14

How and why did decolonization struggles and the newly independent states of the Third World become a major battleground in the Cold War?

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Question 15

How did the policies of both the United States and Soviet Union lead to the start of the Cold War?

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Question 16

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: 
    
Jordan

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Question 17

The Korean War was an example of all the following except

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A)   limited war.
B)   the triumph of military over political leadership.
C)   the containment policy.
D)   war without congressional approval.
E)   a stalemate.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

When General Dwight Eisenhower received the Republican nomination for president in 1952, which wing of the party was he viewed as representing?

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A)   The moderate wing
B)   The conservative wing
C)   The hard-line wing
D)   The southern wing
E)   The left wingF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe and the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Romania

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Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Fair Deal

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Exam 26: The Cold War Abroad and at Home

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How did the policies of both the United States and Soviet Union lead to the start of the Cold War?

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How and why did decolonization struggles and the newly independent states of the Third World become a major battleground in the Cold War?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Cold War

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Which of the following statements about American military and foreign policy between 1950 and 1953 is true?

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Middle East that correctly identifies each of the following: Suez Canal

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Winston Churchill, Iron Curtain speech

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: French Indochina

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Which of the following was not one of the reasons that the Republicans were victorious in the 1952 election?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. McCarthyism, Joseph R. McCarthy

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fidel Castro

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In 1950, Joseph McCarthy argued that

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How did President Eisenhower respond to the aggression of England, France, and Israel against Egypt in 1956?

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Fair Deal

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When General Dwight Eisenhower received the Republican nomination for president in 1952, which wing of the party was he viewed as representing?

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Which of the following statements provides evidence of American's assessment of the first twenty months of Harry Truman's presidency?

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The Korean War was an example of all the following except

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What did the release of Soviet documents in 1990s reveal about the Rosenberg case?

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of East Asia that correctly identifies each of the following: Taiwan

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