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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Germany advances on Moscow, what does President Roosevelt offer Stalin?
(a) 100,000 troops
(b) Nuclear warheads
(c) Sound advice
(d) A billion dollars worth of supplies

2. What interest did Harry and his father share?
(a) Politics
(b) Fishing and hunting
(c) Woodworking
(d) Watching tv

3. What type of mine does Harry Truman invest in during 1915 and 1916?
(a) Copper
(b) Zinc
(c) Gold
(d) Silver

4. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?
(a) Steamboat
(b) Interstate Highway
(c) Railway
(d) Canoe

5. What did Truman think was a damaging move by Roosevelt?
(a) The attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices
(b) Bombing the Japanese home cities
(c) Entering WWII
(d) Entering WWI

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an overriding concern for Truman in his early years as a Senator in Washington?

2. Why does Harry Truman leave his job in Kansas City?

3. Who was the man in charge of the American Expeditionary Forces in France in WWI?

4. What was the Canol Project?

5. What does Harry give as a reason to join the military and go to war?

(see the answer key)

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