APUSH chapter 27 quiz – Flashcards
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Which of the fine was the most important source of resentment about Allied conduct of World War II
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The slowness of the allies in opening a major second front
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An important reason why Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchhill agreed at Casablanca in 1943 to demand unconditional surrender of the axis powers was to
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Reassure the Russians they would not be left abandoned to fight on alone
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Yalta in 1945 the Soviet union gained territorial concessions and Asia in return for agreeing to
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Enter the war against Japan
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With respect to the countries of Europe liberated from now to control the Yalta conference provided for
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Interim government and subsequent free elections
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President Truman's initial approach to negotiating with the Soviets
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Was followed by significant American concessions at Potsdam
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When it became evident that Chiang Kia-shek's nationalist forces were losing the Chinese civil war to Mao Zedong's communist ministration devoted increased attention to the revitalization of what nation as a strong pro-Western force in Asia
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Japan
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The concept of the policy of containment was most closely associated with
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George F Kennan
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The Truman doctrine was initially promulgated conjunction with US assistance against Soviet pressures in
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Greece and Turkey
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The result of the Marshall plan aid to the countries of Western Europe was that
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Recipient nations underwent remarkable economic recovery
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This was not a significant feature of the national security act of 1947
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It abolished the joint Chiefs of staff
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Truman's response to the Berlin blockade was to
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Airlift all necessary supplies into Berlin for almost a year
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The NATO agreement of 1949 required that every member must
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Consider an attack on one as an attack on all
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Following a defeat in 1949 by the Chinese communists under Mao, Chiang Kai-sheik and his nationalist followers
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Fled to the island of Taiwan
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This is not an accurate example of why the United States avoided the general economic collapse that many fear pull occur in 1946 to 1947 following the end of World War II
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Military spending remained almost at wartime levels due to the Cold War
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Truman's domestic social and economic program after World War II was known as the
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Fair deal
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The significance of the midterm elections of 1946 was that
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Republicans won control of both the House and the Senate
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Truman's position on the Taft-Hartley act was favorable to
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Organize labor
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In 1948 Strom Thurmond and the "Dixiecrats" opposed Truman's policy on ______________, whereas Henry A Wallace and the progressives opposed Truman's ___________ policy
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Civil rights, confrontational cold war
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After the election of 1948, Congress did not approve Truman's domestic policy of
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Creation of the fair employment practices commission
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When Japanese control of Korea ended as a result of Japanese defeat in World War II, Korea was
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Divided into United States and Soviet zones of occupation
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What was the primary cause of the stalemate in Korea
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Chinese intervention in the conflict
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What are the five is part of the Truman administration's loyalty program
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The McCarran act
