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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 summit took place in July 1955, according to Chapter 16?
(a) The Geneva Summit.
(b) The Paris Summit.
(c) The Washington Summit.
(d) The Alger Summit.

2. Who did Eisenhower's investigation on Communist influence single out?
(a) Oppenheimer.
(b) Teller.
(c) Fermi.
(d) Bohm

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

4. What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Soviet's answer to his proposal?
(a) He was not surprised.
(b) He was still hopeful.
(c) He was disappointed.
(d) He was happy.

5. What did Eisenhower feel about other possible presidential contenders?
(a) They were not smart enough to be president.
(b) They did not know the Russians like he did.
(c) They could use the atom bomb too easily.
(d) They could not beat Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Eisenhower want to sign a treaty with in 1958?

3. Who was at the head of Russia in 1958?

4. What did the U.S. and the Soviets agree on at the end of the summit?

5. Who did Eisenhower conflict with in the recent years, according to Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened between Eisenhower and the French?

3. In Chapter 18, why did Sputnik evoke fear in the American people?

4. What backfired, according to Chapter 18?

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

6. What did Eisenhower tell Johnson?

7. What happened in September 1955 and what did Eisenhower reconsider?

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

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

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

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