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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 were Truman's feelings about Eisenhower after his election?

2. What did Eisenhower try to do with the press during his first term?

3. What rumor arose during World War II concerning Eisenhower?

4. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?

5. What command did Eisenhower finally take in England?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who were Dwight Eisenhower's parents?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Eisenhower agreed to finance their war in Indochina (Vietnam)? Make sure to explore the paradox of Eisenhower's fight in Nazi Germany and later helping France impose their domination over a foreign country. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Eisenhower wanted Johnson to end the Vietnam War quickly. Do you think the military background of Eisenhower allowed him to see the situation better than Johnson? Use the text to support your discussion.

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