Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

R EADING R EVIEW • 157

According to the passage, President Truman supported: F. elimination of the Navy. Ǥ ƒ —‹ϐ‹‡† ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› •‡”˜‹…‡Ǥ H. establishment of a separate air force. Ǥ ƒ —‹ϐ‹‡† ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› •‡”˜‹…‡ ƒ† establishment of a separate air force. With which of the following statements ƒ„‘—– †‡ˆ‡•‡ —‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ ™‘—Ž† –Š‡ author most likely agree? Ǥ ‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ —Ž–‹ƒ–‡Ž› —†‡”‹‡† United States military capability by inciting interservice rivalry. Ǥ Š‡ —‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ Ž‡‰‹•Žƒ–‹‘ ™ƒ• necessitated by the drastic decline in appropriations for the military services. Ǥ Ž–Š‘—‰Š –Š‡ —‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ ™ƒ• ‘– entirely successful, it had the unexpected result of ensuring civilian control of the military. Ǥ  •’‹–‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ––‡’–‡† —‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘ǡ each service was still able to pursue its own objectives without interference from the other branches. According to the selection, the political situation following the passage of the National Security Act of 1947 was characterized by all of the following ǣ F. a shifting balance of power in Europe and in Asia. Ǥ ϐ‹‡”…‡ ‹–‡”•‡”˜‹…‡ ”‹˜ƒŽ”‹‡•Ǥ H. lack of strong leadership by the ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‡…—”‹–› ‘—…‹ŽǤ J. a lame-duck President who was unable to unify the legislature.

31. The author cites the resignation and suicide of Forrestal in order to: A. underscore the bitterness of the interservice rivalry surrounding the passage of the National Security Act of 1947. B. demonstrate that the Navy eventually emerged as the dominant branch of service after the passage of the National Security Act of 1947. Ǥ •—‰‰‡•– –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ ™‘—Ž† „‡ „‡––‡” •‡”˜‡† „› ƒ —‹ϐ‹‡† ƒ”‡† service under a single command. D. provide an example of a military leader who preferred to serve his country in war rather than in peace. 32. The author is primarily concerned with: Ǥ †‹•…—••‹‰ –Š‡ ‹ϐŽ—‡…‡ ‘ˆ personalities on political events. G. describing the administration of a powerful leader. H. criticizing a piece of legislation. J. analyzing a political development.

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