During the Yalta conference, why were the Soviets promised holdings in Asia?
Because President Franklin Roosevelt was counting on the Soviets to help the United States defeat Japan
Which of the following was established at the Bretton Woods Conference of 1944?
The International Monetary Fund
All of the following are true about the United Nations except:
Its General Assembly is controlled by the Big Five powers.
All of the following were true of the Allied approach to postwar Germany except:
Eventually, all of the Allied powers recognized the reality that an industrial, healthy German economy was indispensable to the recovery of Europe.
The Marshall Plan's economic success helped to halt the growth of large and powerful Communist parties in which countries?
France and Italy
Which statement applies to the United States's participation in NATO?
It marked a dramatic departure from traditional American isolationism.
What did the invasion of North Korea into South Korea on June 25, 1950, prompt?
A massive expansion of the U.S. military
Which of the following is true of the Korean War?
It ended in stalemate.
What mistake did U.S. General Douglas MacArthur make during the Korean War?
He ignored predictions of a Chinese intervention.
In an effort to detect communists within the federal government, what did President Harry Truman establish?
The Loyalty Review Board
Besides giving educational benefits to returning veterans, what was the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (the GI Bill of Rights) intended to do?
Prevent returning soldiers from flooding the job market
Who were the two candidates in 1948 who broke away from the Democratic Party and joined Republican Thomas Dewey in challenging President Truman?
South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond and former Vice President Henry Wallace
What was one leading cause of the post-World War II economic boom?
Cheap energy
How did the federal government play a large role in the growth of the Sunbelt?
Its financial support of industries in the area
All of the following were true of the growth of American suburbs except:
Government policies in the United States discouraged movement away from urban centers.