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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the Canol Project?
(a) A plan to end hunger in America using cooking oil
(b) A plan for a large dam on the Canol River
(c) A scheme to build a four inch pipeline from Canada to Alaska
(d) The atom bomb

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

4. What was the Turnip Congress? .
(a) A special committee that turned up important information
(b) A session of congress where only bills concerning turnips were discussed
(c) The special congressional session called by Truman during the time of Missouri's Turnip Day
(d) A session of congress where dissidents threw turnips at the congressmen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career is Margaret Truman pursuing?

2. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?

3. Harry Truman's ancestors were predominantly of what heritage?

4. Who resigns from Truman's cabinet before Potsdam?

5. What element of Truman's style changed during the time of the Truman Committee?

(see the answer key)

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