Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Harry S. Truman

1. President Harry S. Truman died on December 26, 1972, in the same state he was born, what state was that?

Kansas

Nebraska

Colorado

Iowa

Missouri

2. Before serving as an elected judge, Truman owned and operated what kind of business?

Tires

Men's Clothes

Feed

Hay

Seeds

3. Truman served in the U.S. Senate starting in 1934 and became known after serving on what committee?

Senate Committee on Farming

Committee on Oversight

Weapons Committee

Senate Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program

World War II Committee

4. Truman served in FDR's cabinet in what position?

Secretary of State

Secretary of the Navy

Vice President

Secretary of the Treasury

Secretary of Commerce

5. How long did Truman serve under Roosevelt?

2 years

1 month

6.4 months

4 years

82 days

6. Truman took office as the war in Europe was ending, but the war in the Pacific was still raging, Truman decided to use what deadly weapon as a means to ending the war once and for all?

Atomic bomb

Gas bomb

Blast bomb

Radar bomb

Trident bomb

7. To fight the Cold War, Truman understood the need to create an American presence around the world and did so through what doctrine?

Marshall Doctrine

Truman Doctrine

Roosevelt Doctrine

Nations Doctrine

Democracy Doctrine

8. Truman helped to push through what plan to rebuild Europe?

Versailles Plan

Yalta Plan

USSR Plan

Marshall Plan

Stalin Plan

9. What country was created in 1948?

Saudi Arabia

Czech Republic

Israel

South Sudan

Zimbabwe

10. Asia would hold both successes and failures for Truman, and culminated in what war in 1950?

Korean War

Chinese War

Malay War

Indochina War

War of the South Pacific