Transcript iClicker Questions for America`s History, Seventh Edition and America

Chapter 25: Cold War America, 1945–1963
iClicker Questions for America’s History,
Seventh Edition and America: A Concise
History, Fifth Edition
1.
The plan to create the United Nations put
together at the Yalta Conference of February 1945
included all of the following provisions except
A. permanent seats with veto rights for the United States
and Soviet Union on the Security Council.
B. “free and unfettered” elections.
C. an international forum to discuss issues of mutual
importance.
D. Poland would not fall under the Soviet Union’s sphere
of influence.
2. In the immediate postwar period, all of the
following were sources of tension between the
United States and the Soviet Union except
A.
B.
C.
D.
the fate of postwar Germany.
the development of atomic weapons.
the militarization of outer space.
the status of the governments of Eastern Europe.
3.
George Kennan’s theory of containment
A. first appeared in a televised speech to the American
people.
B. warned that the Soviet Union was embarked on an
aggressive trajectory of expansionism.
C. recommended forming a firm alliance with the
Soviet Union.
D. demanded that the United States attack the Soviet
Union directly.
4. President Truman’s call for a dramatic
expansion of the New Deal after World War II
included all of the following except
A.
B.
C.
D.
a reduction in education opportunities.
improved housing.
adequate medical care.
protection from the economic fears of old age.
5. In the 1948 election for President of the
United States, Harry S. Truman ran against
Republican challenger
A.
B.
C.
D.
Henry A. Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Hubert H. Humphrey
6.
Senator Joseph McCarthy achieved prominence
in the anti-Communist crusade by
A. revealing the names of subversives in the U.S.
government.
B. presiding over the trial of Alger Hiss.
C. uncovering an atomic spy ring.
D. announcing that he had a list of Communists in the
State Department.
7. Under Khrushchev, changes in Soviet policy
led to
A. increased tensions directed toward the United States but a
relaxation of control over Eastern Europe.
B. a more tolerant attitude toward the West and a relaxation
of control over Eastern Europe.
C. a more tolerant attitude toward the West but Communist
expansion in Asia.
D. a more tolerant attitude toward the West but no relaxation
of control in Eastern Europe.
8. “Modern Republicanism,” an updated party
philosophy,
A. tolerated government intervention in the economy.
B. emphasized the dismantling of the federal
government’s large-scale programs.
C. called for an expanded role for the government in
everyday life.
D. bemoaned the lack of a suitable presidential
candidate.
9. All of the following describe immediate
postwar Japan except
A.
B.
C.
D.
it had been devastated by scorched-earth war.
an active military.
U.S. occupation.
the Japanese embraced peace.
10. The Geneva Accords of 1954
A. officially divided Vietnam temporarily at the
seventeenth parallel.
B. forbade elections to create a unified Vietnam.
C. committed France to occupy north of the
seventeenth parallel.
D. were completely embraced by the United States.
Answer Key for Chapter 25
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Answer is D
Answer is C
Answer is B
Answer is A
Answer is C
Answer is D
Answer is D
Answer is A
Answer is B
Answer is A