Author Question: Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate, made a name for himself A) during his ... (Read 66 times)

saraeharris · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposed massive retaliation as a way to

A) increase government spending on military programs.
B) contain the spread of communism in China.
C) make American responses to Soviet expansion more cost effective.
D) increase American troop levels in Europe.

Question 2

Gamal Abdel Nasser was president of which country during the Suez Crisis of 1956?

A) Israel
B) Egypt
C) Britain
D) France

Question 3

Atoms for Peace

A) was an organization dedicated to the eradication of nuclear weapons.
B) was Eisenhower's proposed plan to turn over nuclear material to an international agency for peaceful use.
C) successfully ended the Cold War.
D) was very popular among American political leaders.

Question 4

Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate, made a name for himself

A) during his Checkers speech in which he defended himself against charges that he had a private campaign fund donated by wealthy Californians.
B) as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
C) as a war hero during World War II.
D) as governor of Texas.