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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Herbert Hoover
(b) Abraham Lilncoln
(c) Theodore Roosevelt
(d) Bill Clinton

2. What famous landmark did Churchill visit when in Berlin?
(a) Berlin HIlton
(b) St Paul's Cathedral
(c) Arc de Triumph
(d) Hitler's Bunker

3. How did Bess Wallace's father die?
(a) He committed suicide by shooting himself
(b) He was in a car accident
(c) He had terminal cancer
(d) His plane crashed

4. Which state turned the tide towards Truman at the convention?
(a) Alaska
(b) California
(c) Texas
(d) New York

5. President Roosevelt made a radio speech to America at the beginning of Germany's attack on England, and the speech was subsequently referred to as what?
(a) The Arsenal for Democracy Speech
(b) The Arsenal for Money Speech
(c) The Fear Speech
(d) The Speech of Omission

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first six months of 1942 military contracts added what amount to the U.S. economy?

2. Why was it so important to create an Atomic Energy Commission?

3. What was the Turnip Congress? .

4. What career did Margaret Truman plan to enter?

5. Which of Truman's commanders was the most unreasonable and was disliked the most by Truman?

(see the answer key)

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