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. the fate of postwar Germany.

B. the development of atomic weapons.

C. the militarization of outer space.

D. 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. a reduction in education opportunities.

B. improved housing.

C. adequate medical care.

D. 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. Henry A. Wallace

B. J. Strom Thurmond

C. Thomas E. Dewey

D. 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. it had been devastated by scorched-earth war.

B. an active military.

C. U.S. occupation.

D. 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

1. Answer is D2. Answer is C3. Answer is B4. Answer is A5. Answer is C6. Answer is D7. Answer is D8. Answer is A9. Answer is B10.Answer is A