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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the White House renovation cost?
(a) 300,000
(b) Nothing - all work was donated
(c) 5.8 million dollars
(d) 1 million dollars

2. What new civilian agency is set up under Truman's presidency?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation
(c) Air Force
(d) Committee to Re-Elect the President

3. Who did Truman choose to replace Marshall as his Secretary of State?
(a) Dean Acheson
(b) Dean Rusk
(c) George Marshall's son
(d) Charlie Ross

4. In what country was Potsdam located?
(a) Poland
(b) Germany
(c) Norway
(d) England

5. How many people did the bomb actually kill in Hiroshima?
(a) 2000
(b) None
(c) Two million
(d) 200,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the only meeting in history of Truman and MacArthur take place?

2. What weapon is Truman encouraged to authorize to end the Korean Conflict?

3. Which country chose not to participate in the Marshall Plan and thereby caused several more countries in that bloc to pull out?

4. Of all the labor strikes after the war, which is the one that brings Truman to the strongest action?

5. Who was the leader of the Dixiecrats?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe General MacArthur, covering the following points: 1) appearance, 2) method of speaking, 3) personality as described in the book.

2. When Truman is on a state trip to Mexico, he visits the grave of the child heroes. Why did this act mean so much to the Mexican people?

3. Why did Truman choose Stevenson as his successor?

4. Why did Stevenson distance himself from Truman during the campaign for President? Was this wise?

5. When Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project, comes to see Truman, the President is made uncomfortable about the visit. Why?

6. When the Trumans take an automobile trip across the nation, they are shocked at how many people recognize them and want to see them. Why?

7. In the issue of a President serving more than two terms, what is your opinion regarding 1) in agreement with the limit or 2) in opposition of the limit. Give at least three points for your argument.

8. In the 1960 election, Acheson admonishes Truman to be careful about what he says. How much influence can an ex-president have in future elections?

9. Did Truman conduct himself as a world leader in Potsdam? Give examples to support your answer.

10. Truman's own party did not actively support him in his bid for the election, even through fundraising. Why?

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