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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. How much of the Iranian oil did the U.S. secure after the involvement of the CIA?
(a) 95%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 90%.

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

3. What did Eisenhower think an armistice was, according to Chapter 13?
(a) A way to stall.
(b) A way to save face.
(c) A victory.
(d) A defeat.

4. Who called the National Guard in Arkansas in September 1957?
(a) Governor Fabus.
(b) The state senate.
(c) A black student.
(d) The Arkansas board of education.

5. Who was next to Eisenhower at the end of his life?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son and grandson.
(c) His wife, son and grandson.
(d) President Nixon and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eisenhower promise the American people in 1951 if he was elected, according to Chapter 13?

2. What simple things did Eisenhower need to relearn?

3. How long did it take for Eisenhower to sign an armistice with the KPA?

4. What did people have trouble comprehending, according to Eisenhower?

5. Where did Eisenhower spend his last few days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was significant about Berlin, in Chapter 20?

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

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

4. What happened during a U-2 flight prior to a summit in Paris?

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

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

7. What backfired, according to Chapter 18?

8. After another heart attack, what did Eisenhower do?

9. Where did Eisenhower go and what did he need to do, in Chapter 22?

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

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