2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Harry Truman Cold War Eisenhower Cold War Potpourri
This expression is one of Truman’s most famous; it meant that he was the boss and was the final decision maker.
What is “The buck stops Here”? 1
This man was Truman’s opponent for both of his elections; he lost each time, although everyone thought he’d win in 1948.
Who was Thomas Dewey? 2
This was the insulting nickname that Truman gave the Republican Congress of
What was “the Do Nothing Congress”? 3
These are four benefits of the GI Bill, that helped WWII veterans ease back into the US society and economy.
What are free college education & loans for homes & loans to start a business & loans to buy a farm & unemployment benefits for 1 year ? 4
These were the four candidates of the 1948 presidential election, and their party affiliation.
Who are Harry Truman (D); Thomas Dewey (R); Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat); & Henry Wallace (Progressive)? 5
This city was divided into four parts after WWII, between the US, UK, France, and the USSR; all but the USSR merged their sectors together.
What is Berlin? 1
The Truman Doctrine is based on this strategic principle, whereby the US promised to confront communism wherever it threatened free people.
What is containment? 2
These were the two defensive military organizations in Europe, one of free Western nations and the other of parts o the Soviet Empire.
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact? 3
These were the leaders of North and South Korea, and their respective capital cities.
Who were Kim Il Sung (north capital: Pyongyang) and Syngman Rhee (south capital: Seoul)? 4
This area marks the border between North and South Korea, to this day; it is one of the most heavily guarded areas in the world.
What is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)? 5
Eisenhower got America out of a stalemated war in this peninsula, fulfilling a campaign promise, in 1953.
What was Korea? 1
This Democratic nominee from Illinois ran twice against Eisenhower, losing both times; he was known as “the man from Libertyville.”
Who was Adlai Stevenson? 2
Eisenhower referred to his political philosophy in this way; it followed a generally conservative path, esp. compared to Truman or FDR.
What was “The Middle Way”? 3
This US Senator and this House committee capitalized on the American public’s fear of communism, destroying careers and lives in government and entertainment in the process.
Who was Joe McCarthy and the House Unamerican Activities Committee? 4
These were Eisenhower’s legacy.
What are expanded containment policy & a robust US international presence & reigning in Federal spending & creating economic expansion & continued desegregation and advancement of civil rights? 5
This was a very tension filled year, with two major crises occurring, one in Europe and one in the Middle East.
What was 1956? 1
These are the two different kinds of nuclear weapons, different because of their difficulty to make and because of their destructive power.
What are fission and fusion bombs? 2
Eisenhower warned against this idea in his farewell address, in 1961; it concerned the convergence of potentially pro- conflict forces in America that might influence government policy.
What is the military- industrial complex? 3
This US governmental agency broadcast propaganda beyond the Iron Curtain, encouraging states to rebel against the USSR; when one did, however, the West did not support it.
What was Radio Free Europe? 4
This was the ruler of Egypt at the time of the Suez Crisis.
Who was Nasser? 5
This effort to help post war Europe rebuild with money from America also kept Western Europe from the spread of communism.
What is the Marshall Plan? 1
This is the Constitutional Amendment that established a two term maximum, for the president; Eisenhower was the first president so limited.
What was the 22 nd Amendment? 2
MacArthur’s support for bombing across this river, the border between North Korea and China, prompted his firing by President Truman.
What is the Yalu River? 3
These are four reasons why the GOP took over Congress in the 1946 midterm election.
What are voter fatigue & Inflation increasing & Labor unrest & wartime economic controls still in place & World tensions (USSR)? 4
This is what Truman was called, reflecting his down home “folksiness,” and in contrast to the aristocratic FDR.
What was “the common man’s common man”? 5