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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did people have trouble comprehending, according to Eisenhower?
(a) The complexity of an atomic bomb.
(b) The power of atomic weapons.
(c) What M.A.D. was.
(d) What acceptable losses meant.

2. What did Eisenhower insist was important to maintain, at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) A strong military presence in Germany.
(b) A fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
(c) Peace with the Soviet Union.
(d) A good relationship with the French.

3. What did the Soviets think of Eisenhower's proposal, according to Chapter 13?
(a) They rejected it.
(b) They studied it.
(c) The accepted it.
(d) They made a counter proposal.

4. What did Eisenhower want to do after his first term was up?
(a) Run for President again.
(b) Retire.
(c) Have an ambassador position.
(d) Try to undermine Nixon.

5. What city did Eisenhower allow the Bolsheviks to capture?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who represented Eisenhower's main challenge at the start of his presidency?

2. What did Eisenhower order the National Guard to do at Little Rock?

3. What was Eisenhower's running mate accused of?

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

5. What promotion did Truman give Eisenhower?

(see the answer key)

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