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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Democratic party decide to place Truman as Vice President on their ticket?
(a) When Roosevelt died
(b) Three years in advance
(c) At the Democratic National Convention in 1944.
(d) When Roosevelt became ill

2. What event propelled the United States into WWII?
(a) Japanese attack on the fleet at Parl Harbor in Hawaii
(b) Bombing of World Trade Center
(c) Killing of Arch Duke Ferdinand
(d) Sinking of the Titanic

3. What was Truman's attitude towards running for Vice President?
(a) He was afraid of running
(b) He did not have an opinion
(c) He did not want to
(d) He was eager to run

4. Who was the man in charge of the American Expeditionary Forces in France in WWI?
(a) General Eisenhower
(b) General Pershing
(c) General DeGaulle
(d) General Patton

5. Why does the Truman family move to Kansas City? .
(a) John Truman left the family to join the war
(b) Harry Truman forced them to move for his political ambition
(c) John Truman has lost the family business and property due to bad investments in wheat futures
(d) The Truman family were asked to leave town

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the real name of the Truman Committee?

2. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?

3. Who were Harry Truman's parents?

4. Harry Truman travels to see Bess in Grandview. How many miles one way is the trip?

5. Who in Truman's family passes away in November of 1914?

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