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11.The courageous athlete who broke the “color line” in major league baseball was a.Jackie Robinson. b.Hank Aaron. c.Jesse Owens. d.Willie Mays. 12.One trend of the period 1946–1950 was a.further segregation in professional sports. b.a growth of power for organized labor. c.a declining fear in the threat of Communism. d.a significant increase in the number of babies being born. 13.After the war, middle-class Americans overwhelmingly expressed the desire to a.assure peace by developing close relations with the Soviet Union. b.have small families and live in remote, rural areas. c.establish prosperity after 15 years of depression and war. d.include socialist policies in the national political agenda. 14.Harry Truman’s successful campaign of 1948 featured all of the following EXCEPT a.“whistle stops” in which he talked directly to the American public. b.sophisticated use of television in televised debates. c.consistent attacks on what he termed the “do-nothing” Republican Congress. d.crowds yelling the slogan, “Give ‘em hell, Harry!” 15.Harry Truman’s economic package was known as the a.Fair Deal. b.New Frontier. c.Great Society. d.New World Order. 16.In the election of 1948, Harry Truman benefited from all of the following factors EXCEPT a.his popularity in the South caused him to sweep all electoral votes in that region. b.he positioned himself as a moderate when compared to extreme third-party candidates. c.the Republican candidate, Thomas Dewey, became overconfident and distant from the voters. d.the no-nonsense personality of Truman allowed him to be appealing to common voters. 17.An important legacy of the Housing Act of 1949 was that it a.established the goal of decent housing for all Americans. b.managed to put an end to all slums in the Northeast. c.succeeded because Congress generously funded the program. d.showed that the Republicans would never support federal housing measures. 18.All of the following facets of Harry Truman’s economic package passed EXCEPT a.revitalizing the Social Security program. b.legislation to help people who had been priced out of the housing market. c.a plan to provide national health insurance for all Americans. d.the expansion of many existing New Deal programs. 19.Which countries each controlled a zone within Germany after World War II? a.United States, Soviet Union b.United States, Soviet Union, Britain c.United States, Soviet Union, Britain, Poland d.United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France 20.The United States and USSR disputed the Yalta Conference’s decrees regarding a.free elections in western Europe. b.the existence of socialism in the USSR. c.the status of Poland. d.the war-guilt clause for World War II. Â