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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. After what event did Eisenhower decide to keep his running mate?

2. What did Eisenhower decide would need to happen for him to run for President?

3. What did Truman think of Eisenhower's political loyalties before the election?

4. In what town did Eisenhower spend his youth?

5. How did Eisenhower manage Patton and Montgomery during the battle for France?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was significant about the way in which Eisenhower spoke?

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

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

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

6. What was Eisenhower not accustomed to, at the start of Chapter 9?

7. What happened on June 6, 1944?

8. What damaged Eisenhower's British American relations?

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

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

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

Eisenhower did not clearly endorse Nixon during his first run for president in 1960. Why do you think Eisenhower did not make his views of Nixon clear? Do you think Eisenhower not endorsing Nixon cost Nixon the election? Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Eisenhower agreed to halt the test of nuclear weapons? Was it because of environmental, political or moral reasons? Use the text to support your reasoning.

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