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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was thought to be a great lawyer and believed that every man owes a duty to his profession?
(a) Lord Bacon.
(b) George Graham Vest.
(c) Rev. Dr. Bellows.
(d) Andrew D. White.

2. Who was the American poet that was Ambassador to the Court from 1880-1885?
(a) Robert Browning.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) James Russell Lowell.
(d) Charles Dickens.

3. According to Eisenhower, what was a continuing imperative with mutual honor and confidence?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Disarmament.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) War.

4. What country was France having issues with in 1962?
(a) Libya.
(b) Tunisia.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Morocco.

5. Which country did Italy receive modest material aid from during the war?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. The arms race was between the United States and what country?

2. According to Fulton Sheen, who said "We are becoming a warlike nation--that is to say, one endowed to a higher degree with virtues of obedience, sacrifice, and dedication to country"?

3. Who abolished democratic institutions in France and became a totalitarian chief?

4. What program did Truman state we "keep our full weight behind"?

5. According to the speech, "I Need Your Confidence", what was France's supreme resource?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Truman suggest strengthening freedom-loving nations against the dangers of aggression?

2. How was are international trade relations under Franklin Roosevelt?

3. Describe the phrase used by John F. Kennedy to call the people of the U.S. and the world to action.

4. Describe the impatience of the American people in the chapter "International Affairs and the United States".

5. What was Einstein's feelings on peace?

6. Describe Charles de Gaulle's reflections on the last four years in the "Independence for Algeria" speech.

7. What were John F. Kennedy's feelings on peace?

8. What was the principal mission of the United Nations?

9. Describe General Goethals.

10. What were the main forces of the Red Army?

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