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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the British agree to turn the canal over to after negotiating with Eisenhower?
(a) Israel.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Russia.
(d) NATO.

2. What was Eisenhower's main concern during 1958?
(a) The race to the moon.
(b) The Vietnam war.
(c) The Russian space program.
(d) The arms race with the Russians.

3. What did Truman think of Eisenhower's political loyalties before the election?
(a) He was a libertarian.
(b) He was unaffiliated.
(c) He was a Democrat.
(d) He was a Republican.

4. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?
(a) He cut it.
(b) He increased it.
(c) He tried to keep it the same.
(d) He delegated its calculation to Joe Fox.

5. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?
(a) Toured the U.S. doing speeches.
(b) Wrote his memoirs.
(c) Traveled with his wife.
(d) Tried to start a farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Eisenhower struggle with during the invasion of France?

2. What were the names of Eisenhower's parents?

3. Where was Eisenhower's son, John, before being recalled to Washington for his father's inauguration?

4. What did President Truman ask Eisenhower to do in Chapter 9?

5. What did Patton use as leverage to try to influence Eisenhower?

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