"It is my duty to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe..." From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe... In what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject in one or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow. -Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of England, 1946 Which situation is related to this excerpt?

“I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. . . . If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would be immediate and serious.” —excerpt from the Truman Doctrine, 1947 How did the Truman Doctrine support the United States’ policy of containment?

“You too can find a box of your own, inhabited by people whose age, income, number of children, problems, habits, conversations, dress, possessions, perhaps even blood types are almost precisely like yours.” –Critic of Levittown Suburbia (7.2) The speaker here is criticizing post-WWII Suburbia’s

“In my opinion the State Department . . . is thoroughly infested with communists. I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department.” —from a speech made by United States Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1950 What was the purpose of this speech made by Senator McCarthy?

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

What impact did McCarthyism have on American Society?

“Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters.” —Harry S. Truman, inaugural speech, 1949 Which sentence best explains why Truman’s statement is most likely an opinion?

How did the post–World War II baby boom affect American society between 1945 and 1960?

The 1950’s saw such conflicting trends such as

The Postwar U.S. Economy • U.S. factories stopped making military supplies. • 12 million veterans returned to civilian life. • Veterans began having families and building houses. • The demand for consumer goods rose sharply. Which of the following best completes the list?

Truman’s Competition for the 1948 Election Candidate Harry Truman Strom Thurmond Henry Wallace Thomas Dewey Party Affiliation Democrat Dixiecrat Party Progressive Party Republican Important Because Proposed new Civil Rights bill against Civil Rights Bill critical of anti-Soviet foreign policy popular Based on the information presented , which candidate was most likely a Southern candidate?

The Berlin Airlift was America's response to

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were essential for

Why did a number of nations join together to form NATO in 1949?

The GI Bill affected American society after World War II by

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of central and Eastern Europe. . . . All are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow.” —Winston Churchill The “iron curtain” of which Churchill speaks symbolically

The Fair Deal Chart Legislation Passed Under the Fair Deal Fair Deal Legislation Refused by Congress Increase in minimum wage to 75 cents an hour Passage of national health insurance Increase in Social Security benefits by 75 percent Subsidies to farmers National Housing Act to facilitate low-income housing Federal aid to schools Which of the reforms passed under the Fair Deal would have an immediate economic effect on employees?

Harry Truman aided the cause of civil rights by?

"Many foreign peoples, in Europe at least, are . . . frightened by experiences of the past and are less interested in . . . freedom than in security . They are seeking guidance rather than responsibilities. We should be better able than the Russians to give them this. And unless we do, the Russians certainly will." This advice to President Harry Truman helped influence Truman’s decision to

The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson(1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has

The economic boom and financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. . . . you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy . . . will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! . . . The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!” —from General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day, 1944 What event is being described in General Eisenhower’s message to the Allied forces?

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The following is an excerpt from the 15th Amendment Which practices were introduced in Southern states after Reconstruction to circumvent this amendment?