Question 1
In the last months of 1949, events in the Soviet Union and China included
A. All these answers are correct.
B. the death of Joseph Stalin.
C. the collapse of Mao Zedong's government to communist forces.
D. Russia's successful test of an atomic weapon.
E. both the collapse of Mao Zedong's government to communist forces, and the death of Joseph Stalin.
Question 2
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
A. helped to reduce government spending.
B. gave economic and education subsidies to veterans.
C. was limited to servicemen who had been wounded in combat.
D. explicitly discriminated against African Americans.
E. mainly provided counseling for emotionally troubled veterans.
Question 3
The National Security Act of 1947
A. created the National Security Council.
B. created the Department of Defense.
C. combined the functions previously performed separately by the War and Navy Departments.
D. created the Central Intelligence Agency.
E. All these answers are correct.
Question 4
In 1947, the Truman Doctrine
A. both asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world, and assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
B. assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority.
C. asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world.
D. was initially invoked to provide aid to Greece and Turkey.
E. All these answers are correct.
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