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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in charge of the Soviet Union when Truman became President?
(a) Josef Stalin
(b) Hitler
(c) Gorbachev
(d) Kruschev

2. What was the name of President Truman's custom built railway car?
(a) The Ferdinand Magellan
(b) The Titanic
(c) Pullman Car #3457113
(d) The George Washington

3. Who did Truman choose to accompany him to meet the train bearing Roosevelt's body?
(a) Jimmy Byrnes and Henry Wallace
(b) No one. He stood alone.
(c) Bess and Margaret Truman
(d) Eleanor and Teddy Roosevelt

4. Which country becomes a focal point of disagreement between USA and the Soviets?
(a) Poland
(b) Japan
(c) Canada
(d) Columbia

5. What questionable organization was Truman encouraged to join by his party?
(a) Local country club
(b) NAACP
(c) Ku Klux Klan
(d) Republicans

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Truman appoint as his Secretary of State?

2. Which of Truman's family members accompanied him on the campaign trail?

3. What is the name of the new organization of countries formed to keep the peace after the world war ends?

4. How long was Truman & Jacobson in business?

5. What party did Truman belong to?

(see the answer key)

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