Harry S. Truman Trivia Quiz March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Joe Messerli Quizzesnew quiz, test Harry S. Truman Answer 14 trivia questions on the 33rd President of the United States. 1 / 14 True or False: Harry Truman was instrumental to FDR's planning and strategy in World War II. True False Truman was kept in the dark about most of FDR's decisions, and he knew nothing about the atomic bombs in development. Truman was kept in the dark about most of FDR's decisions, and he knew nothing about the atomic bombs in development. 2 / 14 President Harry Truman supported the Balfour Declaration calling for the establishment of a homeland for an oppressed minority. What new country was established by the UN in 1948 for this purpose? Kenya Liberia Israel Taiwan South Korea 3 / 14 To help bring about the end of World War II, Harry Truman ordered the atomic bomb be used for the first time on the people of what city? Tokyo Manila Pyongyang Hiroshima Okinawa 4 / 14 What city did Harry Truman order supplies airlifted to for 11 months after the Soviet Union surrounded it in 1948? Berlin Seoul Budapest Hanoi Warsaw 5 / 14 Who did Harry Truman replace as Vice President under FDR, who later ran against Truman for president but lost badly after the Soviet Union endorsed him? Julius Rosenberg Henry Wallace Bernie Sanders Aldrich Ames Ted Kennedy 6 / 14 What 3rd party Dixiecrat candidate in 1948 captured Southern electoral votes away from Harry Truman? [Hint: he later became the first senator to reach the age of 100 while still in office] Mitch McConnell Robert Byrd Strom Thurmond Chuck Grassley Patrick Leahy 7 / 14 Joe McCarthy and other Republicans blamed Harry Truman for the loss of what former democratic nation to communism in 1949? Cuba Venezuela Poland China Cambodia 8 / 14 In 1952, to head off a strike, Harry Truman seized assets from what industry, an action later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court? Automobiles Steel Telephone Radio Steel supply was critical to the Korean War effort. Steel supply was critical to the Korean War effort. 9 / 14 With Executive Order 9981, Harry Truman abolished segregation of what? All American public schools U.S. armed forces Buses and other public transportation Movie theaters and restaurants 10 / 14 What was the name of the secret project used to develop the atomic bomb released under Harry Truman in World War II? Operation Mockingbird Manhatten Project Operation Northwoods Stargate Project Operation Paperclip 11 / 14 What popular general was Harry Truman forced to fire after insubordinate behavior during the Korean War? George Patton William Westmoreland Norman Schwarzkopf Douglas MacArthur John Pershing 12 / 14 Who was Harry Truman's Secretary of State, whose name was attached to a recovery plan giving aid to help European nations rebuild after World War II? Henry Kissinger Cyrus Vance George Marshall Dean Rusk Cordell Hull 13 / 14 What was the central principle of the "Truman Doctrine?" Communism should be rolled back, invading Soviet territory if necessary Communism should be contained from spreading, with the U.S. providing support to free people resisting totalitarian regimes European powers would no longer be allowed to colonize in the Western Hemisphere. World superpowers should adopt a policy of detente, lessening hostility to each other 14 / 14 What well known motto was popularized by Harry Truman? The buck stops here Compassionate conservatism Are you better off than you were four years ago? It's the economy, stupid America first Your score isThe average score is 82% 0% Restart quiz Other Links That May Interest You Franklin Roosevelt Trivia Quiz Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading… Related