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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people did Oppenheimer estimate the bomb would kill?
(a) 200,000
(b) None
(c) Two million
(d) 20,000

2. What was the name of Roosevelt's beloved dog?
(a) Fala
(b) Socks
(c) Rin Tin Tin
(d) Lassie

3. How did Truman's personal staff feel about him?
(a) They disliked him intensely
(b) They feared him
(c) They admired and respected him
(d) They thought he was boring

4. Of all the labor strikes after the war, which is the one that brings Truman to the strongest action?
(a) The Postal Strike
(b) The Steel Strike
(c) The Railroad Strike
(d) The Actors Guild Strike

5. Who were "The Big Three" of the Potsdam conference?
(a) Gorbachev, Bush and Truman
(b) Truman, DeGaulle and Patton
(c) Truman, Churchill and Stalin
(d) Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What new civilian agency is set up under Truman's presidency?

3. When dividing up Germany, what geographical descriptions did the Potsdam Conference use?

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

5. Who was the man in charge of the American Expeditionary Forces in France in WWI?

(see the answer key)

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