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Multiple Choice Chapter 25 Self-Quiz 2
Schaller, 3e_MC 25.2
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The Allies had agreed to partition postwar Germany
during the meeting on the Atlantic in the summer of 1941.
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at the conference in Tehran.
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during the meeting at Yalta.
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at the Potsdam conference.
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How many civilians died in the fire bombings of Tokyo in March of 1945?
over 10,000
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over 50,000
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over 100,000
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over 700,000
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Who had the biggest military advantage at the end of World War II?
Germany
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the Soviet Union
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Great Britain
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the United States
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What did Michigan Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg advise President Harry Truman regarding his call to support anticommunist forces in Greece?
"talk softly, and carry a big stick"
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"scare the hell out of the American people"
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"don't let the sun come down on you"
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"you should never surrender"
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How did the Berlin Airlift affect German-U.S. relations in the postwar years?
It won the hearts of Berliners.
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It created additional resentment amongst East Germans.
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It made West Germans envious.
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It left Germans cold and unimpressed.
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The North Korean army of 1950 had received most of its military supplies from
South Korea.
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the United States.
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the Soviet Union.
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China.
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The Smith Act of 1948 was widely interpreted as a tool for
preventing espionage.
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curbing juvenile crime.
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imprisoning homosexuals.
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arresting communists.
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Whittaker Chambers's charge that Alger Hiss had been part of a communist spy ring in the 1930s gained a lot of national attention because
cooperation with the Soviet Union during that time was particularly offensive.
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Hiss had been the chair of the House of Un-American Activities Committee.
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Chambers and Hiss had been boyfriends for over 20 years and were the first openly gay couple.
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Hiss was a former State Department official and head of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace.
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Which of the following made Sunbelt states attractive for businesses and investors?
low taxes
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good health care
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high environmental standards
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strong unions
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Why did the U.S. government build so many of its new airbases in the Southwest?
Most pilots lived there.
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Most planes were built there.
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Southwestern senators were the most powerful.
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The climate there was perfect for training and storage.
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What made Nevada the seemingly logical choice for nuclear testing during the Cold War?
Much of its lands were under the control of the Bureau of Land management.
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The state had the necessary skilled labor force.
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The climate was ideal for nuclear testing.
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The mountains limited the spread of radiation.
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The U.S. Border Patrol was created in
1924.
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1933.
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1942.
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1952.
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What did President Truman's Executive Order 9981 declare?
It released Japanese American prisoners from relocation camps.
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It desegregated the armed services.
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It ordered the launch of a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima.
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It declared war against North Korea after its attack on the South.
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How did Soviet commentators respond to American criticism of the denial of voting rights in Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe in 1946?
They explained that this was only a temporary abridgement of constitutional rights.
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They argued that Eastern Europeans were still able to vote in local elections.
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They countered that blacks in the American South were not allowed to vote either.
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They denied the charge and brought proof of fair elections in the Czech Republic.
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Which of the following statements best describes the mission of the World Bank after World War II?
finance large international trade agreements
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stabilize the world capitalist economy
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invest in promising industries in the developed world
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distribute the wealth from the rich to the poor countries
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