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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one Presidential first that is mentioned in this chapter?
(a) First president to ride in an automobile
(b) First presidential address to be printed in the newspaper
(c) First presidential address to be broadcast on TV
(d) First Jewish president

2. At the end of the war, how many service men and women were coming back to the American work force?
(a) 12 million
(b) 1 million
(c) None - they all re-enlisted
(d) 10 million

3. What was Barkley's "prop-stop" campaign?
(a) The propellor pin he wore on his suit lapel during the campaign
(b) A trip the VP candidate took by airplane that was similar to the railway tour the President was making.
(c) It refers to the time in his campaign when his plane's propellor fell off
(d) Barkley's habit of propping himself against a bar to deliver speeches

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

5. What was the origination of the term "pinko?"
(a) Pinko was an affectionate name Harry gave Bess
(b) It is a shortened version ofthe term pinkolator which was a brand of coffee maker
(c) When a difference was pointed out between a red Communist and a lesser dedicated Communist, a pink one.
(d) Pinko referred to men who wore women's clothes

6. Which country was able to assemble an atomic bomb after the USA?
(a) China
(b) France
(c) Soviet Union
(d) Israel

7. What weapon is Truman encouraged to authorize to end the Korean Conflict?
(a) Biological warfare
(b) H-Bomb
(c) Heavy tanks
(d) Atom bomb

8. What is Adlai Stevenson's position when he runs for President?
(a) Private Citizen
(b) Governor of Illinois
(c) Secretary of War
(d) Senator from New Mexico

9. What was a whistle-stop?
(a) The term used to call for a taxi while standing on the sidewalk
(b) A method used to veto a bill
(c) A street corner
(d) Term used to describe Truman's style of campaigning by stopping his Presidential train in every small town along the way so he could meet the American people.

10. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?
(a) Charlie Ross
(b) Henry Wallace
(c) Margaret Truman
(d) Andrew Jackson

11. What condition of the White House was hidden from the Press until after the election?
(a) The elevator was no longer working
(b) The portico had fallen on the presidential limo
(c) The second floor was falling into the first floor.
(d) Fine condition, no need of repair

12. Who did Truman choose to replace Marshall as his Secretary of State?
(a) Charlie Ross
(b) Dean Acheson
(c) Dean Rusk
(d) George Marshall's son

13. What major country turned Communist during Truman's second Presidency?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Africa
(d) India

14. Who was Truman's Vice President before Barkley?
(a) Jim Pendergast
(b) Jimmy Byrnes
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) No one

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Truman's supporters and staff encourage him to fire as a result of Fulbright's Senate committee report?

2. Who were "The Big Three" of the Potsdam conference?

3. What country's military is in possession of Potsdam at the time of the conference?

4. During Churchill's speech in Missouri, as a guest of Truman, what term does Churchill use to describe the Soviet Union presence that became a common term?

5. Which of Truman's family members accompanied him on the campaign trail?

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