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

2. What happened to Eisenhower in September 1955?
(a) Eisenhower broke his leg.
(b) Eisenhower had a heart attack.
(c) Eisenhower broke his arm.
(d) Eisenhower had a stroke.

3. What was Eisenhower thinking of during his recovery?
(a) If he should run for president in 1956.
(b) If the Soviets knew about the U-2 flights.
(c) If the U.S. military could win in Germany.
(d) If he could beat the Russians with a pre-emptive strike.

4. What did Arkansas do in September 1958 after the National Guard was recalled?
(a) They closed Central High School.
(b) They fought in court.
(c) They accepted the current situation.
(d) They burned the school.

5. How many heart attacks did Eisenhower suffer while hospitalized?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eisenhower feel about other possible presidential contenders?

2. What did Eisenhower discover quickly after the start of the summit?

3. What did Eisenhower think of a nuclear exchange with the USSR?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eisenhower approach the arms race, in Chapter 13?

2. Who was Khruschev and why was he significant?

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

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

5. What happened to Eisenhower in November 1957, as discussed in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

9. What did Eisenhower do from his hospital room after another heart attack?

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

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