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Eisenhower

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these would be counted as the leadership skills of Eisenhower (3)

a)

Quick to anger

b)

Good organiser and inspirational

c)

Not good at public speaking

d)

Mastered detail but not bogged down in it

e)

Good at public relations

2.

Which two of these jobs had previously been held by Eisenhower? (2)

a)

NATO commander

b)

Head of the UN

c)

Supreme allied commander

d)

Vice President

3.

What did 'dynamic conservatism' mean?

a)

Tough on communism liberal on people

b)

Conservative with money, liberal with people

c)

Supportive of business, critical of communism

4.

The G.O.P is an abbreviation of the 'Grand Old Party' which party is this?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

5.

What did Eisenhower's K1C2 election strategy stand for?

a)

Korea, Communism and congeniality

b)

Korea, Communism and corruption

c)

Korea, Communism and Critical thinking

d)

Korea, Communism and Conscientiousness

6.

Which of these are traditional beliefs of the Democratic party?

a)

Support for big business

b)

Higher taxation

c)

Federal intervention (i.e. New Deal)

d)

States' rights

7.

Which of these are traditional beliefs of the Republican party?

a)

Lower taxation

b)

Less involvement in people's lives

c)

Heavy involvement in Civil Rights

d)

Protection of state's rights

8.

What is the definition of McCarthyism?

a)

making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence

b)

Making accusations using the power of the senate to directly imprison individuals of the state department

c)

making accusations about the state department based on publicly visible evidence and information.

9.

Which of these are reasons for the end of McCarthyism? (3)

a)

Information about privileges given to soldier (Schine) came about

b)

Army-McCarthy hearings

c)

Eisenhower publicly denounced McCarthy

d)

Television media

10.

Joseph McCarthy was a senator for which state?

a)

Texas

b)

Wyoming

c)

Wisconsin

d)

South Carolina

11.

Which of these individuals was a senior member of the 'old guard' (conservative element of the Republican party)?

a)

Robert A. Taft

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Bill Rogers

12.

Select the there reasons why Nixon can be considered an 'asset' to Eisenhower. (3)

a)

Worked on H.U.A.C

b)

Close to McCarthy

c)

Congressman and Senator for California

d)

Liked by Democrats

e)

Able to carry support of conservative republicans

13.

What is the name of the speech given by Nixon?

(a)  

14.

What was Ike's famous election tag line:

a)

Make America Great Again

b)

Put Ike on the Pike

c)

I Like Ike

15.

In what ways was Nixon a problem for Eisenhower (2):

a)

Dirty tactics in previous elections (red baiting)

b)

More popular among the people

c)

Allegations of using a 'slush fund'

d)

Secretly leaked information to Adlai Stevenson

16.

Which southern states did Eisenhower carry in the 1952 election? (4)

a)

Texas

b)

South Carolina

c)

Tennessee

d)

Florida

e)

Virginia

17.

Who was Eisenhower's Democratic opponent in 1952?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Adlai Stevenson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

JFK

18.

True or False: Eisenhower had recessions during his presidency?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What percentage of people lived below the 'poverty line' under Ike?

a)

32%

b)

25%

c)

22%

d)

20%

20.

Which of these is correct of the 'Submerged Lands Act (1953)'?

a)

Kept oil rights federally (for good of the country)

b)

Gave oil rights to the states (benefitting some areas of USA)