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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose grave did Eisenhower have moved to the plot that he and his wife picked?
(a) Their son's, Icky.
(b) No grave was moved.
(c) Their dog, Puffy.
(d) Their daughter, Marie.

2. What did Eisenhower promise the American people in 1951 if he was elected, according to Chapter 13?
(a) To repeal segregation.
(b) To go to Korea to make peace.
(c) To win the Korean War.
(d) To bolster the aid to France in Indochina.

3. What did Chapter 20 say about Eisenhower's dealings with Russia in 1961 and 1962?
(a) He groomed his replacement.
(b) He tried to maintain peace.
(c) He planned for a first strike.
(d) He tried to trick the Soviets into surrendering.

4. What did Eisenhower refuse to do, despite Khrushchev's ultimatum?
(a) Decommission half of its bomber fleet.
(b) Remove its nuclear missiles from Turkey.
(c) Decommission its nuclear submarine.
(d) Remove NATO troops from West Berlin.

5. What advice did Eisenhower give the new President, in Chapter 23?
(a) Do not trust Nixon.
(b) To disband NASA.
(c) End the Vietnam War as quickly as possible.
(d) To not put too much money in the Apollo programs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was France trying to get the U.S. to help with?

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

3. How did Nixon respond to Eisenhower's request concerning the 1956 election?

4. What did Eisenhower try to convince Nixon of?

5. What was Eisenhower thinking of during his recovery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurred in July 1955, in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 23, who called Eisenhower for advice?

3. What did Eisenhower tell Johnson?

4. What happened between Eisenhower and the French?

5. What backfired, according to Chapter 18?

6. In Chapter 15, what did the Supreme Court pass?

7. What happened between Eisenhower, the British, and the French, according to Chapter 17?

8. In Chapter 14, what did Eisenhower refuse to allow?

9. What program did Eisenhower design, in Chapter 19?

10. What was Eisenhower doing with the U-2 planes in Chapter 21, and why was it significant?

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