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

2. How did the leaders entertain each other in the evenings of the conference?
(a) Listening to baseball games on the radio
(b) Dinners and musical entertainment
(c) Dancing with the town women
(d) Watching football on televsion

3. Where do the Trumans live in Independence?
(a) Wtih Margaret and her husband
(b) Truman farm
(c) The family home of Bess Truman
(d) Truman library

4. Which of Truman's family members accompanied him on the campaign trail?
(a) Bess and Margaret
(b) His mother and father
(c) His sister and mother
(d) His brother and his brother's wife and sons

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the military deploy more divisions in North Korea?

2. Who did Truman choose to replace Marshall as his Secretary of State?

3. 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?

4. What was Barkley's "prop-stop" campaign?

5. What condition of the White House was hidden from the Press until after the election?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the 1960 election, Acheson admonishes Truman to be careful about what he says. How much influence can an ex-president have in future elections?

2. Roosevelt was unable to move without assistance, but Truman is a fast walker and a man who moves quickly and with determination. The Secret Service had to completely change their tactics to protect the President. How did this affect their procedures and organization? Do you think President Truman, based upon what you have read about him so far, was easy to work with regarding his movements around Washington DC?

3. Choose one of the following issues confronting Truman in this chapter: 1) Soviet acquisition of the atom bomb, 2) North Korea invading South Korea, 3) the Berlin Airlift, or 4) rise of Senator McCarthy. In your essay, outline how Truman and his administration handled the press regarding this issue. In your opinion, was the situation presented to the public in a good way?

4. Describe General MacArthur, covering the following points: 1) appearance, 2) method of speaking, 3) personality as described in the book.

5. How did Truman react to political pressure regarding his bid for Presidency? Give specific examples.

6. Why was it so important for MacArthur and Truman to be in agreement on the military policy towards Korea and China?

7. When Truman is on a state trip to Mexico, he visits the grave of the child heroes. Why did this act mean so much to the Mexican people?

8. The title for this chapter is "The Heat in the Kitchen." The author is referring to the intense pressures Truman experienced as he was also beginning his run for the presidency. List each of these pressures, and then describe how Truman dealt with them. When this report is done, write an essay outlining Truman's approach to dealing with issues, and whether or not you think his methods were appropriate.

9. When Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project, comes to see Truman, the President is made uncomfortable about the visit. Why?

10. Truman had corresponded with Churchill and Stalin, but had never met either of these leaders before Potsdam. Read through Chapter 10 again, noting Truman's observations of the two men. Pretending you are a reporter for an American newspaper, write an article describing the two men from Truman's view.

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