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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. In the first six months of 1942 military contracts added what amount to the U.S. economy?
(a) $100,000
(b) $2 billion
(c) $500
(d) $400 billion

2. What new inventions did Truman never learn to use or like?
(a) Telephone and typewriter
(b) Telegraph and electric bulb
(c) Toilet and bathtub
(d) Computer and cell phone

3. Where was the American's atom bomb tested?
(a) California
(b) New Mexico
(c) Bikini Atoll
(d) Washington DC

4. In the eyes of the Truman Committee, what governmental department was the most to blame for bad planning?
(a) Navy Department
(b) Defense Department
(c) Department of Agriculture
(d) Office of Production Management

5. In later years, how does Harry describe his childhood?
(a) The happiest imaginable
(b) He could not remember his chidlhood
(c) filled with poverty and need
(d) One misery after another

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Vice President of the United States under Roosevelt in 1943?

2. What was General Order Number 11?

3. What kind of automobile does Harry Truman first purchase?

4. What did Truman do when he was suspicious about the defense industry overspending?

5. What afflictions did Harry have in childhood?

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