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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 ship did Truman take to the Potsdam conference?
(a) The Augusta
(b) The Titanic
(c) The George Washington
(d) The USS United States

2. Why did Truman vote against the reappointment of District Attorney Milligan?
(a) He did not vote at all
(b) Milligan had insulted Margaret
(c) He felt Milligan was doing a bad job
(d) As a gesture of loyalty to Tom Pendergast

3. Who won WWI?
(a) Germany
(b) Soviet Union
(c) Japan
(d) Allies

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

5. How did Bess Truman feel about Harry running for Vice President?
(a) She did not care either way
(b) She was eager to see his political ambition proceed
(c) She was happy to move to a new house
(d) She did not want him to run

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what other state did most of the people settling Missouri migrate?

3. What was the yearly salary for Truman's job as presiding judge?

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

5. What part of Truman's past most concerned the Democratic Party for the campaign?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Re-read the section on U.S. Steel's involvement in manufacturing and supplying the Navy with defective steel. What was their motivation for this deception? How did they rationalize it with the Truman Committee? In their opinion, was the action of the US Steel Company right or wrong?

3. Why do you think Truman was bored with any jobs other than politics?

4. Was trench warfare a reasonable strategy of fighting a war? Why or why not?

5. How did the atmosphere of defense contractor spending contribute to the Canol Project?

6. Harry Truman left his home and his country to defend another country's border. He mentions that "we owe it to Lafayette" - what does this mean?

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. Why do you think the land around Independence was called Blue River Country?

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. The author entitled Chapter 8 "Numbered Days." Whose days are being referred to here?

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