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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. How did the three world leaders enter the conference room in Potsdam?
(a) Through the main door
(b) They were all on teleconference and did not use the doors
(c) By three separate doors
(d) Through the kitchen door

2. What two projects occupied Truman for the remainder of his life?
(a) Climbing mountains and visiting friends
(b) Presidential Library and forming the NAACP
(c) Buidling a fence around the farm and his wardrobe
(d) His Presidential Library and his memoirs

3. Where was the American's atom bomb tested?
(a) California
(b) Washington DC
(c) New Mexico
(d) Bikini Atoll

4. How did Truman's personal staff feel about him?
(a) They feared him
(b) They disliked him intensely
(c) They thought he was boring
(d) They admired and respected him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Truman when he passed away?

2. How many people did Oppenheimer estimate the bomb would kill?

3. Which country was able to assemble an atomic bomb after the USA?

4. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?

5. Who does Truman develop a long correspondence with after his retirement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Truman's own party did not actively support him in his bid for the election, even through fundraising. Why?

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. The title of this chapter is "The Buck Stops Here." Where does this expression come from and how does it apply to Harry Truman?

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

7. In the issue of a President serving more than two terms, what is your opinion regarding 1) in agreement with the limit or 2) in opposition of the limit. Give at least three points for your argument.

8. Stalin is described as a personable, likable man; yet he ordered the murder of millions of people in his own country. Was there any indication in the activities of the Potsdam Conference that reveal this side of his character? Give examples.

9. Why did Stevenson distance himself from Truman during the campaign for President? Was this wise?

10. 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?

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