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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. In 1841, what was considered the extreme frontier of the USA?
(a) Western Pennsylvania
(b) Southern Georgia
(c) Western Missouri
(d) Vermont

2. Which country becomes a focal point of disagreement between USA and the Soviets?
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) Poland
(d) Columbia

3. What was Barkley's "prop-stop" campaign?
(a) Barkley's habit of propping himself against a bar to deliver speeches
(b) It refers to the time in his campaign when his plane's propellor fell off
(c) A trip the VP candidate took by airplane that was similar to the railway tour the President was making.
(d) The propellor pin he wore on his suit lapel during the campaign

4. What type of company does Harry Truman fail in after the mine?
(a) Oil & Refining
(b) Shoe Sales
(c) Computers
(d) Grocery

5. When Harry was nine, his family moved to Independence. He met a girl at Sunday School and fell in love that lasted his whole life. Who was this girl?
(a) Mary Jane Truman
(b) Bess Wallace
(c) Margaret Truman
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?

2. What major country turned Communist during Truman's second Presidency?

3. What family member does Truman lose in July of 1947?

4. How did the leaders entertain each other in the evenings of the conference?

5. When did the Democratic party decide to place Truman as Vice President on their ticket?

(see the answer key)

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