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31.The content of National Security Council Paper 68 argued that a.military solutions should be encouraged to contain Communism. b.foreign aid should be the key element of containing Communism. c.the United Nations was the best vehicle for achieving coexistence with the Soviet Union. d.the military force behind Soviet expansionism was weak and inefficient. 32.Dean Acheson and President Truman believed that North Korea’s invasion of South Korea a.involved planning by the Soviet Union. b.was not a serious foreign policy matter. c.showed that the Soviet Union could not maintain expansionist policies. d.would be supported by the United Nations. 33.Effects of the Korean War included all of the following EXCEPT the a.Soviet Union became once again convinced of U.S. military invulnerability. b.war foreshadowed the later U.S. involvement in Vietnam. c.goals of NSC-68 had been confirmed as a major portion of U.S. foreign policy. d.United States began to fund France’s efforts to retain control of colonies in Asia. 34.All of the following statements about the Second Red Scare are true EXCEPT a.loyalty programs were established to identify and fire suspect employees. b.the whims of committee chairs wielded extreme power in Congress. c.Democrats used the scare to discredit Dwight Eisenhower’s political coalition. d.anti-Communist crusaders often used dubious evidence to cast suspicion. 35.The loyalty program a.was used for intimidation, not personnel decisions. b.was strongly opposed by Truman’s Justice Department. c.resulted in the firings and resignations of many innocent Americans. d.was ruled unconstitutional in 1952. 36.One of the most provocative activities of the House Committee on Un-American Activities was to investigate alleged Communism in a.the military. b.corporate America. c.the film industry. d.professional sports. 37.The Hollywood Ten a.were led by Ronald Reagan, who established he was an anti-Communist. b.refused to discuss their politics, citing the protections of free speech. c.called for Charlie Chaplin’s permanent exile from the United States. d.supported Richard Nixon’s attacks on alleged Communists. 38.The major importance of the Alger Hiss case was that a.Hiss had clearly stolen top-security documents from the State Department. b.Whittaker Chambers was convicted of perjury. c.people began to place more importance on Hiss as a symbol than as an alleged spy. d.it cast suspicions upon the Eisenhower administration for the first time. 39.Julius and Ethel Rosenberg a.turned over a list of Communist agents to the American government. b.were convicted and electrocuted for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. c.testified on behalf of Alger Hiss. d.showed that Joseph McCarthy’s political maneuverings had run out of momentum. 40.McCarthy’s accusations reached absurdity when he claimed Communist agents included a.President Eisenhower. b.Secretary of State George Marshall. c.Elvis Presley.