MATCHING Match Each Person with One of the Descriptions Below

question 60

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the descriptions below.
-George C.Marshall

• A)wrote influential article on cold war policy in Foreign Affairs
• B)was taunted and baited during the 1947 baseball season
• C)was the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948
• D)was convicted in 1950 of perjury in an espionage case
• E)was the Republican presidential candidate in 1948
• F)was a former Soviet agent and later an editor of Time magazine
• G)proposed to widen the Korean War by attacking Communist China
• H)was a senator from Wisconsin
• I)was secretary of state in 1947
• J)led UN forces in Korea after April 1951

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Definitions:

Corrupt Bargain

A term often used to describe the alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that purportedly led to Adams winning the presidency in 1824 in return for appointing Clay as Secretary of State.

Henry Clay

An American statesman and lawyer who served as a key figure in the U.S. Congress where he was known as the "Great Compromiser" for his role in major legislative compromises during the early to mid-19th century.

Cabinet Post

A position of leadership within the executive branch of a government, typically overseeing a specific department or agency and serving as an advisor to the head of state.

Missouri Controversy

A political conflict that erupted in 1819 during the application process of Missouri for statehood, highlighting the sectional tensions over slavery in the United States.