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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 happened in Russia in late 1957?

2. What did Arkansas do with Central High School in the fall of 1959?

3. How long did Eisenhower take to recuperate, physically?

4. What happened to Eisenhower in September 1955?

5. What was settled at the end of the Summit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eisenhower approach the arms race, in Chapter 13?

2. What did Eisenhower tell Johnson?

3. What did Eisenhower do from his hospital room after another heart attack?

4. What happened during a U-2 flight prior to a summit in Paris?

5. What program did Eisenhower design, in Chapter 19?

6. What happened to the canal and Eisenhower on the same day?

7. Who was Khruschev and why was he significant?

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

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

10. What happened between Eisenhower and the French?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the relationship between MacArthur and Eisenhower sour? Do you think it was their personalities that conflicted or their view on war and command? Use the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss why Truman went from pushing Eisenhower to run for president to not thinking he was worth it by discussing party politics. Use the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The Suez Canal was considered the last attempt of France and England to assert their power over the U.S and Russia. Why do you think Eisenhower chose to support Egypt when most of the money Egypt spent on modernization was from Russia? Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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