Question 1

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-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.

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

Question 2

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-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.

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The description matches the term NSC 68, which was a top-secret government report that recommended a massive military buildup to ensure national survival. It was implemented during the Korean War, and defense spending increased to nearly 70 percent of the federal budget.

Question 3

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-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.

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The agency described in the definition is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which was created under the National Security Act of 1947 to carry out covert activities in the fight against communism.

Question 4

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-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.

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The Housing Act of 1949 authorized the construction of government housing to meet the needs of the poor.

Question 5

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-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.

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The Truman Doctrine was President Harry S. Truman's 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 6

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

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Question 7

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

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Question 8

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-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.

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The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was a congressional committee that investigated Americans who might be disloyal to the government or might have associated with Communists or other radicals, especially during the early years of the Cold War. It was one of the key institutions that promoted the second Red scare.

Question 9

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

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Question 10

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-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.

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The Marshall Plan was an aid program launched in 1948 to help the economies of Western Europe recover from the devastation of World War II. The US provided $13 billion in aid to seventeen Western European nations over five years (1948-1953), which helped to rebuild those economies and ultimately benefited the US as well.

Question 11

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-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.

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The term "containment" matches the definition provided as it describes the foreign policy strategy aimed at limiting Soviet influence and expansion during the Cold War.

Question 12

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-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.

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The term "iron curtain" was a metaphor coined by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the division between Soviet-controlled countries in Eastern Europe and democratic nations in Western Europe following World War II.

Question 13

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-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.

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The description matches the Korean War, which was a 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.

Question 14

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 15

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

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The term given to the tense and hostile relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989 is commonly known as the Cold War.

Question 16

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 17

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-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.

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

Quiz 26: The New World of the Cold War, 19451960

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

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

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

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?

Use the following to answer questions : Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. -Term given to the tense and hostile relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989.

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?