- 1. In which war did Dwight D. Eisenhower serve as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force?
A) World War II
B) Korean War
C) Vietnam War
D) World War I
- 2. Which political party did Eisenhower represent during his presidency?
A) Democrat
B) Libertarian
C) Republican
D) Independent
- 3. What was the name of the military operation commanded by Eisenhower that led to the invasion of Normandy on D-Day?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Market Garden
D) Operation Barbarossa
- 4. In which state was Dwight D. Eisenhower born?
A) Kansas
B) California
C) Texas
D) Illinois
- 5. Which major infrastructure project was initiated during Eisenhower's presidency to improve transportation and national defense?
A) Panama Canal Expansion
B) Interstate Highway System
C) Transcontinental Railroad
D) Erie Canal
- 6. Which famous speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the growing influence of the 'military-industrial complex'?
A) State of the Union Address
B) Farewell Address
C) Gettysburg Address
D) Inaugural Address
- 7. During Eisenhower's presidency, what landmark Supreme Court case ruled against racial segregation in public schools?
A) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Marbury v. Madison
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Roe v. Wade
- 8. Which major global alliance was established during Eisenhower's tenure to counter the influence of the Soviet Union in Europe?
A) ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty)
B) Warsaw Pact
C) SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization)
D) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- 9. During Eisenhower's presidency, who was the Soviet leader that succeeded Joseph Stalin?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Boris Yeltsin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Leonid Brezhnev
- 10. Who was Eisenhower's vice president during his first term in office?
A) Richard Nixon
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Harry S. Truman
- 11. When was Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as the 34th U.S. President?
A) 1955
B) 1953
C) 1957
D) 1951
- 12. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of ______, which led to the creation of the interstate highway system.
A) 1948
B) 1960
C) 1965
D) 1956
- 13. Eisenhower famously warned of the 'military-industrial complex' in his farewell address in ______.
A) 1959
B) 1957
C) 1961
D) 1965
- 14. Which First Lady served during Eisenhower's presidency?
A) Barbara Bush
B) Mamie Eisenhower
C) Jacqueline Kennedy
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- 15. Eisenhower was known for his love of which outdoor activity?
A) Skiing
B) Golf
C) Hiking
D) Sailing
- 16. What was the official first name of President Eisenhower?
A) Daniel
B) David
C) Dwight
D) Donald
- 17. Eisenhower was a close friend and military colleague of which British Prime Minister?
A) Tony Blair
B) Theresa May
C) Winston Churchill
D) Margaret Thatcher
- 18. For how many terms did Eisenhower serve as President?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1
- 19. Which was the first state to be admitted to the Union during Eisenhower's presidency?
A) New Mexico
B) Arizona
C) Alaska
D) Hawaii
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