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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 during Nixon's campaign for President?
(a) He refused to get involved.
(b) He endorsed his opponent.
(c) He fully endorsed him.
(d) He refused to endorse him.

2. What did Eisenhower discover quickly after the start of the summit?
(a) The Soviets installed missiles in Cuba.
(b) The Soviets would not accept his proposal of open skies.
(c) Tanks were massing in East Germany.
(d) The Soviets developed an H bomb.

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

4. What did Eisenhower fear would happen because of an increase in military spending?
(a) U.S.A. would have no choice but to attack Russia.
(b) U.S.A. would bankrupt itself.
(c) The military would not be capable of effectively fighting.
(d) The military would take control of the government.

5. Who would the U.S. support if France and Britain did not agree to a cease fire, in Chapter 17?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Germany.
(c) Iran.
(d) Egypt.

6. What did Eisenhower vow to uphold in the civil rights movement?
(a) The right to segregation.
(b) Supreme Court Ruling.
(c) The right to lynching.
(d) A state court ruling.

7. How much surplus did the U.S. have in 1960?
(a) 1 billion.
(b) 750 million.
(c) 34 million.
(d) 2 billion.

8. What did Eisenhower come to the conclusion of concerning the H bomb?
(a) Oppenheimer stalled its development.
(b) Oppenheimer hid the results of the project.
(c) Oppenheimer sold secrets to the Russians.
(d) Oppenheimer did his best.

9. What did Eisenhower think the U.S. had enough of?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Atomic weapons.
(c) Rockets.
(d) Airplanes.

10. What did Eisenhower think of the next President and the relationship with the Russians?
(a) The next President could not be Communist.
(b) Peace would not be the next President's main focus.
(c) The next President would have to be strong.
(d) The next President could not hesitate to launch the missiles.

11. How long did Eisenhower take to recuperate, physically?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 12 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

12. Who was the senate hearing interviewing at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) Journalists.
(b) School teachers.
(c) Army personnel.
(d) Actors.

13. What Iranian prime minister did Eisenhower conflict with?
(a) Said.
(b) Hiristanish.
(c) Algemabad.
(d) Mossadegh.

14. What did Eisenhower refuse to allow to appear before the senate hearing on Communism?
(a) Any officer higher than captain.
(b) His friends.
(c) All generals.
(d) His personnel.

15. What situation required Eisenhower's attention during his 1956 campaign?
(a) The Yom Kippur War.
(b) The Suez Canal crisis.
(c) The invasion of Aifa.
(d) Mer el Kebir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Khrushchev propose to Eisenhower that Eisenhower refused?

2. What was lost at the end of the senate hearing on Communism?

3. What did Eisenhower refuse to do, despite Khrushchev's ultimatum?

4. What idea did Eisenhower come up with to try to lower the threat of nuclear war?

5. What did Eisenhower think was more important than what the military was asking for?

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