Which of the Following Statements About Truman's Legacy as President

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Truman's legacy as president is accurate?

• A)He spent too much of his energy on decreasing the power of the federal government and the presidency, which in turn dangerously limited the power of the military.
• B)He was most successful in his ability to prevent widespread conformity of thought and behavior in the United States and to quell any anti-Communist hysteria.
• C)He failed to use enough American resources in his efforts to address communism and focused too much on prioritizing his responses to Soviet adventurism.
• D)He helped open the way for what Dwight D.Eisenhower would eventually call the military-industrial complex, in part through the creation of new government agencies.
• E)He was considered far more corrupt than his administration, and in the early fifties toward the end of his presidency, the economy began to rapidly decline.

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A scientifically grounded assertion that can be tested through empirical research or experimentation to be either supported or refuted.

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