American Presidential Election of 1948

Truman ordered the droppings of the atomic bombs to try to escalate the war with greater numbers of ground troops.

• True

• False

The ​​ (a)   ​ gave American money to European countries to help them rebuild their economies after WWII.

• Marshall Plan
• New Deal
• Truman Doctrine
• Helsinki Accords

The goal of the Truman Doctrine was to always defeat ​ (a)   , wherever it appeared.

• Communism
• Isolationism
• Imperialism
• Terrorism

What did Truman desegregate?

• Public schools
• Federal government
• Private businesses
• The armed forces

The Democrats tried to get ____ to run for their party for President in 1948.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Richard Nixon
• John F. Kennedy
• Rufus King

Who did the Democrats re-nominate for president in 1948?

• Harry S. Truman
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy

States' Rights Democrats were generally referred to as..

• Libertarians
• Federalists
• Reconstructionists
• Dixiecrats

Dixiecrats were against civil rights and for segregation.  Who was their presidential nominee?

• George Wallace
• Richard Nixon
• Strom Thurmond
• Lyndon B. Johnson

Former vice-president Henry Wallace also ran for president.  What was his party?

• Republican Party
• Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party
• Progressive Party

Who did the Republicans try to get to run for the Presidency in 1948--but the invitation was declined?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Thomas Dewey
• Richard Nixon
• Harry S. Truman