Question 1

Match the term with the definition.
-Metaphor coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 to demark the line dividing Soviet-controlled countries in Eastern Europe from democratic nations in Western Europe following World War II.

Accepted Answer

The term "iron curtain" was coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 to demark the line dividing Soviet-controlled countries in Eastern Europe from democratic nations in Western Europe following World War II.

Question 2

Match the term with the definition.
-Agency created by the National Security Act of 1947 to expand the government's espionage capacities and ability to thwart communism through covert activities, including propaganda, sabotage, economic warfare, and support for anti-Communist forces around the world.

Accepted Answer

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created by the National Security Act of 1947 to expand the government's espionage capacities and ability to thwart communism through covert activities, including propaganda, sabotage, economic warfare, and support for anti-Communist forces around the world.

Question 3

Match the term with the definition.
-Aid program begun in 1948 to help European economies recover from World War II. Between 1948 and 1953, the U.S. provided $13 billion to seventeen western European nations in a project that helped its own economy as well.

Accepted Answer

The Marshall Plan was an aid program established in 1948 to help rebuild European economies after World War II. The United States provided $13 billion to seventeen Western European nations to restore their economic infrastructure, which in turn helped the American economy.

Question 4

Match the term with the definition.
-Military alliance formed in 1949 among the United States, Canada, and Western European nations to counter any possible Soviet threat. It represented an unprecedented commitment by the United States to go to war if any of its allies were attacked.

Accepted Answer

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was a military alliance formed in 1949 among the United States, Canada, and Western European nations to counter any possible Soviet threat. It represented an unprecedented commitment by the United States to go to war if any of its allies were attacked.

Question 5

Match the term with the definition.
-Term given to the tense and hostile relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989.

Accepted Answer

The term "Cold War" refers to the tense and hostile relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989.

Question 6

In what ways did the return of American servicemen and women affect postwar economic and political life in the United States? To what extent did their wartime experiences shape their positions in postwar America?

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Question 7

How did distrust between the United States and Soviet Union and the two powers' competing worldviews lead to the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What were the causes and consequences of U.S. military involvement in the Korean War?

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Question 9

Match the term with the definition.
-Law passed by the Republican-controlled Congress in 1947 that amended the Wagner Act and placed restrictions on organized labor that made it more difficult for unions to organize workers.

Accepted Answer

The Taft-Hartley Act amended the Wagner Act and restricted organized labor, making it more difficult for unions to organize workers.

Question 10

Match the term with the definition.
-The post-World War II foreign policy strategy that committed the United States to resisting the influence and expansion of the Soviet Union and communism. The strategy shaped American foreign policy throughout the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

Containment was the post-World War II foreign policy strategy that committed the United States to resisting the influence and expansion of the Soviet Union and communism.

Answer: B
 The Cold War was the political, economic, and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, which lasted from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.

Answer: L
 The Truman Doctrine was President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism, specifically Greece and Turkey, and was the first significant application of containment.

Question 11

Match the term with the definition.
-Congressional committee especially prominent during the early years of the Cold War that investigated Americans who might be disloyal to the government or might have associated with Communists or other radicals. It was one of the key institutions that promoted the second Red scare.

Accepted Answer

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) investigated Americans who might be disloyal to the government or might have associated with Communists or other radicals.

Question 12

What factors led to the postwar Red scare? What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's role in the movement? What impact did the crusade against communism have on civil liberties in the United States?

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Question 13

Match the term with the definition.
-President Harry S. Truman's commitment to "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures." First applied to Greece and Turkey in 1947, it became the justification for U.S. intervention into many countries during the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine was introduced in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman and stated the United States’ commitment to "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures." It became the justification for U.S. intervention into many countries during the Cold War.

Question 14

Match the term with the definition.
-Top-secret government report of April 1950 warning that national survival required a massive military buildup. The Korean War brought nearly all of the expansion called for in the report, and by 1952, defense spending claimed nearly 70 percent of the federal budget.

Accepted Answer

NSC 68 was a top-secret government report in April 1950 that called for a massive military buildup to ensure national survival during the Cold War. The report's recommendations were largely implemented during the Korean War, and defense spending increased significantly as a result.

Question 15

Assess the presidency of Harry S. Truman. To what extent did the Cold War contribute to or impede his Fair Deal reform agenda?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Match the term with the definition.
-Conflict between North Korean forces supported by China and the Soviet Union and South Korean and U.S.-led United Nations forces over control of South Korea.

Accepted Answer

The Korean War was a military conflict between North and South Korea that began in 1950 and lasted three years. The North was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while the South was supported by the United States-led United Nations forces.

Question 17

Match the term with the definition.
-Law authorizing the construction of 810,000 units of government housing. This landmark effort marked the first significant commitment of the federal government to meet the housing needs of the poor.

Accepted Answer

The Housing Act of 1949 authorized the construction of 810,000 units of government housing, marking the first significant commitment of the federal government to meet the housing needs of the poor.

Quiz 26: Cold War Politics in the Truman Years

Match the term with the definition. -Metaphor coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 to demark the line dividing Soviet-controlled countries in Eastern Europe from democratic nations in Western Europe following World War II.

Match the term with the definition. -Aid program begun in 1948 to help European economies recover from World War II. Between 1948 and 1953, the U.S. provided $13 billion to seventeen western European nations in a project that helped its own economy as well.

Match the term with the definition. -Military alliance formed in 1949 among the United States, Canada, and Western European nations to counter any possible Soviet threat. It represented an unprecedented commitment by the United States to go to war if any of its allies were attacked.

Match the term with the definition. -Term given to the tense and hostile relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989.

In what ways did the return of American servicemen and women affect postwar economic and political life in the United States? To what extent did their wartime experiences shape their positions in postwar America?

How did distrust between the United States and Soviet Union and the two powers' competing worldviews lead to the Cold War?

What were the causes and consequences of U.S. military involvement in the Korean War?

Match the term with the definition. -Law passed by the Republican-controlled Congress in 1947 that amended the Wagner Act and placed restrictions on organized labor that made it more difficult for unions to organize workers.

Match the term with the definition. -The post-World War II foreign policy strategy that committed the United States to resisting the influence and expansion of the Soviet Union and communism. The strategy shaped American foreign policy throughout the Cold War.

What factors led to the postwar Red scare? What was Senator Joseph McCarthy's role in the movement? What impact did the crusade against communism have on civil liberties in the United States?

Assess the presidency of Harry S. Truman. To what extent did the Cold War contribute to or impede his Fair Deal reform agenda?

Match the term with the definition. -Conflict between North Korean forces supported by China and the Soviet Union and South Korean and U.S.-led United Nations forces over control of South Korea.

Match the term with the definition. -Law authorizing the construction of 810,000 units of government housing. This landmark effort marked the first significant commitment of the federal government to meet the housing needs of the poor.