24. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 24: The Korean War

**Quiz for Document 24.4: Douglas MacArthur, Speech before Congress (April 19, 1951)**

Quiz for Document 24.4: Douglas MacArthur, Speech before Congress (April 19, 1951)

Document 24.4: Douglas MacArthur, Speech before Congress (April 19, 1951)

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Question 24.10

1. When MacArthur says that “history teaches with unmistakable emphasis that appeasement but begets new and bloodier wars,” he is referring to which of the following past situations?

Lincoln’s failure to act after southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America

The Allies’ failure to act in opposition to Hitler’s invasions of Austria and Czechoslovakia

Woodrow Wilson’s refusal to delay the deployment of American troops to Europe until 1917

The long delay of the United States in opening a western front in Europe during World War II

Question 24.11

2. In this address, MacArthur expresses his objections to which of the following concepts?

The imperial presidency

Military containment

The military-industrial complex

The Truman Doctrine

Question 24.12

3. When MacArthur speaks about his desire to achieve “victory” in war, he means which of the following?

Prolonged negotiations between the United States and North Korea until peace was reached

A swift and definitive end

The establishment of a democratic government in China

Eliminating communism from Asia

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