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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 industry does Truman attempt to turn over to government control in April of 1952?
(a) Computer
(b) Steel mills
(c) Ship Building
(d) Automobile

2. What US President did Truman see while he was working in Kansas City?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt
(b) Abraham Lilncoln
(c) Herbert Hoover
(d) Bill Clinton

3. What was the Armistice?
(a) The name Truman gave his old car
(b) The name of the transport ship taking Truman home after WWI
(c) The name given to the plantation where Truman retired
(d) The treaty signed between the Germans and the Allies agreeing to end the war

4. Where does the only meeting in history of Truman and MacArthur take place?
(a) New Mexico
(b) Wake Island
(c) Potsdam
(d) Washington DC

5. What was one of the unique things about the Truman Committee?
(a) All of the members were white men
(b) The committee was unanimous on every report.
(c) The Senate does not usually operate by committee
(d) None of the members were Senators

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Roosevelt want as his Vice President?

2. Where was Harry S Truman born?

3. How did Truman's personal staff feel about him?

4. What political party did Harry, his father, and most of the adults in Independence belong to?

5. Who is Truman's first choice for his replacement as President?

(see the answer key)

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