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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 happened on November 1, 1952?

2. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?

3. What city did Eisenhower allow the Bolsheviks to capture?

4. Where was Eisenhower's son, John, before being recalled to Washington for his father's inauguration?

5. What was Eisenhower's main academic interest while in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Eisenhower do to prepare for war, and why was this significant?

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

3. What is the purpose of the book, according to Chapter 1?

4. What did Eisenhower realize about the presidency, in Chapter 9?

5. What opportunity did Truman present to Eisenhower, in Chapter 9?

6. What affected the Allied forces in Chapter 7, and how did this impact Eisenhower?

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

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

9. What happened between Eisenhower and Truman, and how was it significant, in Chapter 11?

10. In Chapter 10, who did Eisenhower choose as vice president, and what obstacle did this present?

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

McCarthy spearheaded the fight against Communist infiltration. In an essay, analyze the relationship between McCarthy and Eisenhower, using the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Eisenhower endorsed Nixon when he tried to have him off the ticket of his second term only a few years prior? Use the text to support your discussion.

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