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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Truman's Vice President before Barkley?
(a) No one
(b) Jimmy Byrnes
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) Jim Pendergast
2. Who was the leader of the Progressive Party who was in competition with the Democrats and Republicans in the 1948 election?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Margaret Truman
(c) Henry Wallace
(d) Charlie Ross
3. What condition of the White House was hidden from the Press until after the election?
(a) The second floor was falling into the first floor.
(b) Fine condition, no need of repair
(c) The elevator was no longer working
(d) The portico had fallen on the presidential limo
4. When the U.S. and South Korean Army pushes the North Korean/Chinese back to the 38th parallel, what decision is made about the next step?
(a) To evacuate all troops from Korea
(b) To proceed into North Korea.
(c) To hold the line there
(d) To proceed into China
5. What is one Presidential first that is mentioned in this chapter?
(a) First Jewish president
(b) First presidential address to be broadcast on TV
(c) First president to ride in an automobile
(d) First presidential address to be printed in the newspaper
6. What was the origination of the term "pinko?"
(a) When a difference was pointed out between a red Communist and a lesser dedicated Communist, a pink one.
(b) Pinko referred to men who wore women's clothes
(c) Pinko was an affectionate name Harry gave Bess
(d) It is a shortened version ofthe term pinkolator which was a brand of coffee maker
7. Where was the American's atom bomb tested?
(a) California
(b) Bikini Atoll
(c) New Mexico
(d) Washington DC
8. In what country was Potsdam located?
(a) Norway
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Poland
9. Where do the Trumans live in Independence?
(a) Truman farm
(b) Wtih Margaret and her husband
(c) The family home of Bess Truman
(d) Truman library
10. How old was Truman when his second term as president began?
(a) 64
(b) 29
(c) 73
(d) 50
11. What new civilian agency is set up under Truman's presidency?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation
(c) Air Force
(d) Committee to Re-Elect the President
12. What family member does Truman lose in July of 1947?
(a) His wife
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) His daughter
13. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?
(a) The Titanic
(b) The George Washington
(c) Pullman Car #3457113
(d) The Ferdinand Magellan
14. At the end of the war, how many service men and women were coming back to the American work force?
(a) None - they all re-enlisted
(b) 12 million
(c) 1 million
(d) 10 million
15. How many months had Truman been President before both Germany and Japan surrendered?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) One
(d) Four
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Truman's primary goal of the Potsdam Conference?
2. How did the three world leaders enter the conference room in Potsdam?
3. Who in the government has the final say regarding military matters?
4. Where does the only meeting in history of Truman and MacArthur take place?
5. What weapon is Truman encouraged to authorize to end the Korean Conflict?
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