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In what way did the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union change after World War II?

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The two countries changed from being fierce rivals to being friendly allies.
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The two countries changed from being neutral toward each other to being rivals.
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The two countries changed from being rivals to being neutral toward each other.
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The two countries changed from being friendly allies to being fierce rivals.
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Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on President Truman in the early 1950s?

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Truman defeated McCarthy in the election of 1952.
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Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1952.
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McCarthy decided not to run for reelection.
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Truman was revealed to be a communist.
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The purpose of President Truman’s Federal Employee Loyalty Program was to

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employ harsh interrogation techniques to make communists confess.
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identify possible communists working within the federal government.
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reward those who were loyal to the president’s domestic agenda.
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select individuals who would be good candidates to train as spies.
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When the Rosenberg case was appealed to the Supreme Court, the court

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overturned the Rosenbergs’ conviction.
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upheld the Rosenbergs’ conviction.
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refused to rule on the case.
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returned the case to a lower court.
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As a result of Joseph McCarthy’s accusations and his committee hearings,

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McCarthy was accused of falsifying documents and impeached.
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thousands were accused of being communist sympathizers.
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the anticommunist hysteria that gripped the nation quickly quieted down.
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relations between the United States and the Soviet Union improved.
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“I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution . . . speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined.”

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Dwight Eisenhower.
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Joseph Welch.
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Joseph McCarthy.
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Ethel Rosenberg.
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During the 1950s, Joseph McCarthy was

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a blacklisted actor in Hollywood.
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an outspoken senator from Wisconsin.
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a member of Truman’s administration.
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a convicted spy from the Soviet Union.
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Senator McCarthy’s influence might have died quickly following his 1950 accusations had it not been for

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the discovery of hundreds of communists in the administration.
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the defeat of President Truman in the election of 1956.
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the arrest of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage.
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the blacklisting of hundreds of people in the Hollywood community.

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