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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on November 1, 1952?
(a) Nixon was elected President.
(b) Eisenhower was elected President.
(c) Eisenhower lost the presidential election.
(d) Eisenhower had his first heart attack.

2. What was the code name for the invasion of France?
(a) Overlord.
(b) Underdog.
(c) D-Day.
(d) Ultra.

3. What did the U.S. and the Soviets agree on at the end of the summit?
(a) That France was a loose canon.
(b) That they did trust each other.
(c) That Britain should not take sides for either of them.
(d) Both countries could be destroyed if nuclear weapons were used.

4. What was Eisenhower trying to have both sides of the crisis he faced during his first term think?
(a) That he wanted them to settle it in the senate.
(b) That he was on their side.
(c) That he preferred McCarthy.
(d) That he didn't care.

5. What did Eisenhower think needed to happen for the invasion of France to be successful?
(a) The junior officers needed to step up.
(b) Everything needed to go perfectly according to plan.
(c) The Germans needed to be surprised.
(d) The new bombers needed to destroy the SS divisions near Caen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Montgomery and Brooks think of Eisenhower?

2. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?

3. Why was Eisenhower troubled by the Communist hunt at the start of his first term?

4. What happened after Eisenhower assumed total command over the land base operations?

5. During what battle did Eisenhower's hesitation almost cost him victory in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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