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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eisenhower do for Kay, according to Chapter 8?
(a) He had her accepted in the Women's Army Corp.
(b) Married her.
(c) He got her U.S. citizenship.
(d) He helped find her a job.

2. What did Chapter 9 say Eisenhower was bombarded with since the end of the war?
(a) Death threats.
(b) Requests to run for president.
(c) Love letters.
(d) Requests for interviews.

3. Where did the Allies land in France?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Vaucluse.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Pas de Calais.

4. What political party was Truman a member of?
(a) Independent.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Libertarian.
(d) Republican.

5. What did many Republicans want him to do after accusations about his running mate arose?
(a) Drop out of the race.
(b) Change his pick for Vice President.
(c) Talk to the press before making any decisions.
(d) Support his running mate.

6. What did Eisenhower try to do with the press during his first term?
(a) Have them unsure of where he stands.
(b) Have them shut down.
(c) Have Mamie off limits.
(d) Have them ignore McCarthy.

7. What did Eisenhower realize before deciding to run for President?
(a) There was no Republican ready to handle the situation of the country.
(b) Only he could understand Stalin.
(c) The Democrats could not be allowed to win.
(d) Only he could stop the war in Korea.

8. What was Eisenhower called by those who wanted him to run for President?
(a) The best choice.
(b) The only man.
(c) Second best.
(d) The best man.

9. What was Eisenhower trying to do during the first year of his first term?
(a) Put his friends in key positions.
(b) Stop the Korean war.
(c) Allocate more money to the military.
(d) Balance the budget.

10. When did the relationship between Eisenhower and MacArthur sour?
(a) After MacArthur was passed over in favor in Eisenhower.
(b) After MacArthur was refused more troops.
(c) After Eisenhower refused to salute MacArthur.
(d) After the "debacle on the island."

11. What cost the allies dearly, according to the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Eisenhower's tolerance of Montgomery's insubordination.
(b) Patton's insubordination.
(c) The German counter offensive in the Ardennes.
(d) Eisenhower's incompetance.

12. What was Eisenhower's first assignment after entering the Army?
(a) Fort Sam Houston.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Army central command in Washington.

13. What battle did Montgomery's bickering jeopardize, according to Eisenhower in Chapter 6?
(a) Battle of Caen.
(b) The invasion of Italy
(c) The Battle of the Bulge.
(d) The invasion of North Africa.

14. Where was Eisenhower stationed when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941?
(a) At the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Division.
(b) At the 7th Mechanized Regiment of the 8nd Division.
(c) At the 6th Mechanized Regiment of the 2nd Division.
(d) At the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division.

15. What was burned at one point of Eisenhower's first term?
(a) Flags.
(b) Crosses.
(c) Churches.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened on November 1, 1952?

2. Who did Eisenhower talk about the importance of NATO with?

3. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?

4. What promotion did Truman give Eisenhower?

5. Who did Eisenhower's hesitation allow to escape in the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?

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