Author Question: Which of the following did not occur in the 1948 presidential election? A) Southern ... (Read 106 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following did not occur in the 1948 presidential election?

A) Southern segregationists bolted the Democratic party.
B) Leftwing Democrats joined with communists to launch a new Progressive Party.
C) Truman blasted the no-good, do-nothing Republicans as gluttons of privilege. Pollsters predicted a Dewey victory.
D) Governor Thomas Dewey of New York defeated President Truman for reelection.
E) The radicalism of the Progressives and Dixiecrats kept most moderates safely in the Democratic fold.

Question 2

Why was Inchon significant to the Korean War?

A) The North Koreans opened the war by seizing Inchon.
B) General Douglas MacArthur launched a daring amphibious assault at Inchon that forced North Korea's forces to retreat.
C) The United States detonated a nuclear bomb over Inchon to show the North Koreans how powerful the United States was.
D) Inchon housed a prison that became notorious for American prisoner of war abuse.
E) South Korea based its capitol at Inchon after the North Koreans captured Seoul.