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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. How was Eisenhower's decision to allow the Bolsheviks to capture the city judged?

2. Who represented Eisenhower's main challenge at the start of his presidency?

3. What was Eisenhower's main non-academic interest while in college?

4. Why was Eisenhower troubled by the Communist hunt at the start of his first term?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened at the Battle at Kasserine, and why was it significant?

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

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

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

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

7. What damaged Eisenhower's British American relations?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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