The McCarthy Red Scare occured around

a.  1950.

b.  1930.

c.  1930.

d.  1940. 

To most Republicans Harry Truman seemed politically

a.  to the left.

b.  to the right.

c.   the same as most Republicans.

d.  middle of the road on most issues.

The Southern Democrats who broke away from the party in 1948 called themselves

a.  Dixiecrats.

b.  Progressives.

c.  Populists.

d.  Independents. 

In the election of 1948, the leader of the Southern Democrats was

a.  Huey Long.

b.  Strom Thurmond.

c.  Harry Truman.

d.  Franklin Roosevelt.     

In 1952, the Republican candidate for president was

a.  Dwight Eisenhower.

b.  Richard Nixon.

c.  Joe McCarthy.

d.  Alger Hiss. 

Under Truman, the New Deal was

a.  abandoned.

b.  drastically altered.

c.  continued in most respects.

d.  dismantled by Congress. 

All the following factors led to Senator Joseph McCarthy's hunt for communism except for

a.  the explosion of an atomic bomb by the Soviet Union.

b.  Mao's successful revolution in China.

The Taft-Hartley Act was

a.  opposed by unions.

b.  opposed by Republicans.

c.  supported by Harry Truman.

d.  never passed by Congess.     

Harry Truman's social and economic reforms became known as the

a.  Progessive movement.

b.  New Freedom

c.  Fair Deal.

d.  New Deal 

The long time leader of the United Mine Workers (1920-60) was

a.  John L. Lewis

b.  Strom Thurmond

c.  Henry Wallace

d.  Dean Acheson 

The Taft-Hartley Act (1947)

a.  raised tariffs.

b.  banned closed shops.

c.  banned the right to strike.

d.  lowered tariffs. 

The armed forces of the United States finally integrated under President

a.  Roosevelt.

b.  Johnson.

c.  Wilson.

d.  Truman. 

The infamous congressional committee created in 1938 to investigate subversion was the

a.  Senate Foreign Relations committee

b.  house Un-American Activities Committee.

c.  Senate Espionage Committee.

In 1948 Alger Hiss served as

a.  an atomic scientist.

b.  assistant secretary of the State Department.

c.  the head of the American Communist party.

d.  secretary of agriculture. 

The Smith Act (1940) 

a  banned discrimination in public places

b.  integrated the armed forces.

c.  allowed the government to arrest suspect subversives.