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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pivotal event occurred on December 7, 1941?
(a) Japan bombed the USA Fleet at Pearl Harbor
(b) Germany surrendered
(c) Margaret Truman was born
(d) President Roosevelt died

2. In 1841, what was considered the extreme frontier of the USA?
(a) Vermont
(b) Western Pennsylvania
(c) Western Missouri
(d) Southern Georgia

3. What is the name of the new organization of countries formed to keep the peace after the world war ends?
(a) Blackwater Security
(b) NATO
(c) United Nations
(d) League of Nations

4. What did Truman refer to as "Potomac Fever?" .
(a) A strain of flu duirng the war
(b) The tendency of some political appointees to consider themselves more important than they were
(c) The urge to visit the Potomac River rather than working
(d) The heightened color of skin when people arrived in DC

5. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?
(a) Cholera, scarlet fever and pneumonia
(b) AIDS and herpes
(c) West Nile Fever and flu
(d) Bubonic Plague and severe colds

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the real name of the Truman Committee?

2. What major personal events occur for Harry Truman in Chapter 5?

3. What career did Margaret Truman plan to enter?

4. What new inventions did Truman never learn to use or like?

5. What are two traits Truman especially disliked about his fellow politicians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Re-read the account of the committee's hearings with Irwin Works, a steel producing plant. What is your opinion of Truman's tactics in determining the truth?

2. Truman's reputation as a fair but uncompromising leader is established during his chairmanship of the Truman Committee. Why?

3. Do you think Harry was a good farmer? Explain your answer with examples from Chapter 3. .

4. The primary candidate, Roosevelt, did not appear at the Democratic convention in 1944, and his preference for Vice President was not clear. How did this affect those in charge of the Party at the convention?

5. Although money was always a problem for Truman, when given the opportunity to make millions at the expense of the government, he chose not to. Why?

6. This chapter is entitled "The Senator from Pendergast" and not "The Senator from Missouri." Why?

7. Why did Roosevelt keep so many secrets from his Vice President? List your opinion regarding Roosevelt's 1) possession of power, 2) distrust of anyone other than his chosen circle, and 3) whether or not the president should keep some secrets from the rest of the world.

8. In campaigning, Truman is not a skilled orator, but people remember him. Why?

9. The Mormons were not welcome in Missouri, although immigrants from all other states were allowed to settle. What were the fundamental differences in the approach the Mormons took to settle, and why was this so difficult for Missouri people?

10. When Truman receives a summons to the White House on April 12, 1945, why did he run instead of walk? How is this sequence of events so different from what it would be in today's world?

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