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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 country did President Johnson pledge to stop bombarding?

2. According to Horace Porter, what was the woman's first home?

3. Eisenhower stated that a common bind existed between a rice grower in Burma and a wheat planter of what U.S. state?

4. What were solemn celebrations of the union of Christ and his church that led to the universal radiation of truth?

5. What did Winston Churchill say is here now, clear and shining, for both our countries in his "An Iron Curtain has Descended" speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Nixon, what did the oath of the President mean?

3. Describe the true political test according to Stevenson.

4. What is the tradition of Irish learning?

5. Describe Henry Watterson's protege.

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

7. What did democracy mean to James Bryant Conant?

8. Describe one's private library according to Phelps.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Willkie, Liberty must be an expanding doctrine.

Part 1) Explain what Willkie means by American liberty.

Part 2) How did the American people view liberty?

Part 3) Why did the American people want to share liberty with with the world?

Essay Topic 2

Stephen Douglas opposed Lincoln on slavery issues, but ultimately sided with the North when secession became a reality. Douglas posed for questions in response to Lincoln at a debate in Freeport, IL.

Part 1) Explain the first two questions Douglas asked Lincoln.

Part 2) Explain the last two questions Douglas asked Lincoln.

Part 3) In addition to the ultimate question of slavery, what were Lincoln and Douglas debating?

Essay Topic 3

Pericles and Lincoln both gave speeches remembering the dead. Compare and contrast Pericles "Funeral Oration and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"

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