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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 people have trouble comprehending, according to Eisenhower?

2. What did Eisenhower fear would happen because of an increase in military spending?

3. What did Eisenhower think an armistice was, according to Chapter 13?

4. What was Eisenhower's main concern during 1958?

5. Why was the National Guard called in Arkansas in September 1957?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was with Eisenhower when he passed away?

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

3. In Chapter 14, what did Eisenhower refuse to allow?

4. Who was Khruschev and why was he significant?

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

6. What happened to Eisenhower in November 1957, as discussed in Chapter 19?

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

8. After another heart attack, what did Eisenhower do?

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

10. What did Eisenhower tell Johnson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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