REVISED AMERICAN HISTORY 2 FINAL EXAM

REVISED AMERICAN HISTORY 2 FINAL EXAM The first instance of Soviet expansionism after World War II was in a) Finland and Sweden. b) Poland and Bulgaria. c) Iran. d) China. - CORRECT ANSWER -b) Poland and Bulgaria. What message did President Truman emphasize when he presented the domino theory to Congress in 1947? a) Truman warned that the United States would be endangered if it gave economic aid of any kind to the Soviet Union. b) He warned that if Greece fell to the rebels, confusion and disorder might well spread throughout the entire Middle East. c) Truman opposed Congress's plan to employ a strategy of appeasement in the Mediterranean region. d) He discussed the need for Eastern European countries to form a bloc and stand up to the Soviet Union. - CORRECT ANSWER -b) He warned that if Greece fell to the rebels, confusion and disorder might well spread throughout the entire Middle East. European nations used most of the funds provided by the American Marshall Plan of 1948 to a) oust oppressive, autocratic regimes. b) develop their own atomic defense systems. c) counter the spread of communism throughout Western Europe. d) stimulate their economies and buy American products. - CORRECT ANSWER -d) stimulate their economies and buy American products. Why did President Truman approve the development of a hydrogen bomb in 1949? a) Experts believed it would be a more cost-effective weapon than the atomic bomb. b) U.S. scientists were warning that the atomic bomb would not be effective in a nuclear war. c) The United States had confirmed that the Soviets had detonated an atomic bomb. d) U.S. intelligence sources were reporting that China had developed an atomic bomb. - CORRECT ANSWER -c) The United States had confirmed that the Soviets had detonated an atomic bomb. The purpose of President Truman's Point IV Program was to a) extend his Fair Deal program to developing nations. b) provide economic assistance to China. c) provide military assistance to developing nations. d) provide technical aid to developing nations. - CORRECT ANSWER -d) provide technical aid to developing nations. How did the U.S. government respond to the fall of the Nationalist government in China? a) The United States refused to grant official recognition to the Communist government and aided the exiled Nationalists. b) The president replaced senior officials in the State Department because they were responsible for the loss of China. c) It persuaded the world's other democratic countries to welcome the People's Republic of China into the United Nations. d) It formulated a plot to send the CIA to China to attempt infiltrate the Communist forces and assassinate Mao Zedong. - CORRECT ANSWER -a) The United States refused to grant official recognition to the Communist government and aided the exiled Nationalists. The United States ended its official occupation of Japan after World War II