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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 did Eisenhower refuse to do for the French?

2. What was Eisenhower happy about after leaving the White House?

3. What did Arkansas do in September 1958 after the National Guard was recalled?

4. What did Eisenhower think was more important than what the military was asking for?

5. What happened after Eisenhower requested American scientists have access to more test sites in Soviet Russia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did the Supreme Court pass?

2. What was Eisenhower's main fear, in Chapter 15?

3. What was significant about Berlin, in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 18, why did Sputnik evoke fear in the American people?

5. What happened in September 1955 and what did Eisenhower reconsider?

6. Where did Eisenhower go and what did he need to do, in Chapter 22?

7. What happened between Eisenhower, the British, and the French, according to Chapter 17?

8. What did Eisenhower tell Johnson?

9. What occurred in July 1955, in Chapter 16?

10. What did Eisenhower promise to America in Chapter 13, and why was this significant?

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

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 3

Eisenhower suffered several heart attacks during his first term. Do you think a president today could be elected with the poor health Eisenhower had when he ran for the second time?

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