View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What promotion did Truman give Eisenhower?

2. What were Truman's feelings about Eisenhower after his election?

3. Who did Eisenhower talk about the importance of NATO with?

4. What was Eisenhower trying to do during the first year of his first term?

5. What happened on November 1, 1952?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were Mongtomery and Brooks, and why were they significant?

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

4. What happened during the time that Montgomery spent arguing?

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

6. How does Chapter 3 describe Eisenhower's treatment of American troops?

7. What was Eisenhower interested in, and how is it significant?

8. What angered the military and the Republicans in Chapter 12?

9. In Chapter 12, what struggle started between Eisenhower and Joe McCarthy?

10. Who did Eisenhower meet in Chapter 2, and what role did he play in Eisenhower's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 631 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample