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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eisenhower think needed to happen for the invasion of France to be successful?

2. Who called for Eisenhower to come to Washington just days after Pearl Harbor?

3. How did Eisenhower compare the bureaucracy at his new job to that of the military bureaucracy during the war?

4. What did Patton use as leverage to try to influence Eisenhower?

5. What happened after Eisenhower assumed total command over the land base operations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Eisenhower do after he retired from the army?

2. What did Eisenhower finally tell Montgomery in Chapter 6, and how did Montgomery react?

3. What did Eisenhower spend a lot of time doing?

4. In Chapter 3, what role did Eisenhower take on and how did this change his life?

5. How was Eisenhower's relationship with Mary (Mamie) after the war?

6. What did Eisenhower ask of Nixon in Chapter 10?

7. What happened on June 6, 1944?

8. What did Eisenhower recognize about the British in Chapter 5?

9. What happened for Eisenhower after the war, according to Chapter 8?

10. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Khrushchev tried to blackmail Eisenhower into pulling the NATO troops from West Berlin. Do you think Eisenhower's refusal to comply put the world at risk of a nuclear war? Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Eisenhower proposed open sky reconnaissance to the Soviets? Who would have had the most to gain with the open proposal? Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Eisenhower was credited for having played both sides against the middle in the fight between Patton and Montgomery. Knowing Eisenhower's past and future tendency to not take sides, do you think Eisenhower pitted them against each other or was simply not capable of making a decision? Use the text to support your arguments.

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