Question 1

"Containment" in the context of post–World War II international diplomacy on the part of the United States referred to

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the policy by which the United States committed itself to preventing any further expansion of Soviet power.

Question 2

Although the United States was instrumental in the rebuilding of German industry, it did not significantly contribute to similar efforts in Japan.

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false

Question 3

As part of the Soviet Union's one-party rule, Stalin consolidated a brutal dictatorship that jailed or murdered millions of Soviet citizens after World War II.

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true

Question 4

In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) launched hearings into communist influence in Hollywood, and, in consequence, actors, directors, and screenwriters were blacklisted or jailed.

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true

Question 5

In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of

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the "loss" of China to communism.

Question 6

In 1951, a jury convicted this couple of conspiracy to pass secrets concerning the atomic bomb to Soviet agents during World War II.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Question 7

n July 1948, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces.

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true

Question 8

In the atmosphere of the Cold War, the United States tended to define "human rights" in terms of political liberty, while the Soviet Union emphasized social and economic entitlements.

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true

Question 9

In the context of postwar civil rights, what baseball player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, challenging the longstanding exclusion of black players from Major League Baseball?

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Jackie Robinson

Question 10

The Cold War suddenly turned hot in June 1950 in these regions.

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North Korea and South Korea

Question 11

The June 1947 United States foreign policy initiative that envisioned a New Deal for Europe, and pledged billions of dollars to finance European economic recovery was

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the Marshall Plan.

Question 12

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

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withdrew bargaining rights and legal protection form unions whose leaders failed to swear that they were not communists.

Question 13

The Truman Doctrine in March 1947

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asserted that the United States, as the leader of the "free world," must take up responsibility for supporting "freedom-loving peoples" wherever communism threatened them.

Question 14

The Truman administration responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by

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leading efforts to break the blockade by airlifting supplies to the city.

Question 15

The United States emerged from World War II as the world's greatest power; it had the world's most powerful navy and air force and accounted for half the world's manufacturing capacity.

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true

Question 16

The term "totalitarianism" originated in Europe between World War I and World War II to describe aggressive, ideologically driven states that sought to subdue all civil society, including churches, unions, and other voluntary associations.

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true

Question 17

Which is not true of the Korean War (1950–1953)?

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President Truman acknowledged and accepted General MacArthur's push toward the Chinese border and his threat to use nuclear weapons against the Chinese.

Question 18

Which was not a development of 1949?

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The Soviets formalized their own eastern European alliance, the Warsaw Pact.

Question 19

While the anticommunist hysteria of the postwar years came to be known as "McCarthyism," it arose well before Senator Joseph McCarthy entered the scene.

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true

Question 20

Who was the person who sent the Long Telegram from Moscow in 1946 that lay the foundation for what became known as the policy of "containment"?

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George F. Kennan

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