Question Match

Question Match

Please choose the answer that most closely resembles the information you found in Foner. There is only one correct answer for each question.

Please read the textbook chapter 23 before you begin the six questions.

1. How did President Truman characterize the Cold War in his “Truman Doctrine” speech of March 1947?

He characterized the Cold War as a continuation of the New Deal by other means

He characterized the Cold War as preparation for a Third World War between the United States and the Soviet Union

He characterized the Cold War as an effort to secure American economic interests around the world

He characterized the Cold War as a struggle to defend freedom against slavery

2. How did journalist Walter Lippmann criticize the Truman Doctrine?

Lippmann argued that the Truman Doctrine focused too much on Europe and ignored the danger of communism in the “Third World”

Lippmann argued that the Truman Doctrine’s focus on containing communism was not sufficient to counter the appeal of communist ideology around the world

Lippmann argued that the Truman Doctrine would goad the United States into intervening in any local conflict around the world in the name of anticommunism

Lippmann argued that the Truman Doctrine was too focused on American self interest and would not entice other nations to support the Cold War

3. How did Congress respond to the great strike wave of 1946?

It passed a new law that limited the freedom of unions to organize strikes

It passed a law that threatened to nationalize key industries in case of future strikes

It attempted to impeach President Truman because of his weak response to the strikes

It lowed tariffs to allow American companies to shift production overseas

4. Which of the following factors led to a shrunken Democratic Party in 1948?

Some Midwesterners in the party were disappointed with Truman’s lack of attention to their region

Some members of the left wing of the party, led by Henry Wallace, criticized Truman’s aggressive foreign policy and his anticommunism

Some southern members of the party demanded more thorough civil rights reforms

Some African Americans in the party, led by W.E.B. Du Bois, criticized Truman’s half-hearted support for civil rights

5. What happened to the Hollywood Ten, members of the Hollywood movie community who refused to testify against others in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee?

They lost their American citizenship due to the new McCarren-Walter Act

They were celebrated as free speech heroes by the movie industry

They were pardoned by President Truman when they received jail sentences

They served jail terms and were unofficially banned from employment in the movie industry

6. How did the NAACP respond to McCarthyism?

t proudly defied the political pressure and held on to its communist members

It purged communists from their ranks and focused on a narrow legal strategy to fight discrimination

It withdrew temporarily from the fight against segregation and focused on other matters

It sought the support of communist countries to put pressure on the U.S. government to honor its claim of defending freedom