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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?
(a) The USS United States
(b) The Titanic
(c) The George Washington
(d) The Augusta

2. When Truman sends Harry Hopkins to talk to Stalin, he says "use diplomatic language or what?"
(a) A baseball bat
(b) Offers of women
(c) Offers of wine
(d) Large amounts of cash

3. Who resigns from Truman's cabinet before Potsdam?
(a) Secretary of Treasury
(b) Vice President
(c) His intern
(d) Secretary of War

4. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?
(a) The Titanic
(b) The Ferdinand Magellan
(c) The George Washington
(d) Pullman Car #3457113

5. What are two traits Truman especially disliked about his fellow politicians?
(a) Womanizing and corruption
(b) Dishonesty and smoking
(c) Loud talking and smoking
(d) Drinking and playing cards

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country becomes a focal point of disagreement between USA and the Soviets?

2. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?

3. Truman's foreign office is warning him about the after war dangers of which country?

4. Who was in charge of the Soviet Union when Truman became President?

5. Where did the Truman family live until the Roosevelt family departed the White House?

(see the answer key)

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