| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Ike | 92%
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| Space agency founded in 1958 | NASA | 91%
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| States that joined the union | Alaska | 89%
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| Hawaii | 89%
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| Vice President | Richard Nixon | 88%
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| Highest military rank he attained | {Five}-star general | 86%
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| Conflict that ended with an armistice in 1953 | Korean War | 86%
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| Landmark supreme court decision concerning the desegregation of public schools | {Brown} vs. Board of Education | 80%
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| The Soviet Union won the first stage in the "space race" when it launched this artificial sattelite | Sputnik | 79%
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| According to this theory, once one country becomes communist, others will "fall", too | Domino Theory | 75%
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| Construction of this road network began under Eisenhower | {Interstate} Highway System | 73%
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| Conflict, primarily between Israel and Egypt, that was ended thanks to US and Soviet pressure | {Suez} Crisis | 70%
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| He was raised and is buried in this state | Kansas | 66%
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| Eisenhower warned against this in his farewell speech | {Military}-industrial complex | 66%
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| This presidential retreat was named after Eisenhower's grandson | Camp David | 63%
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| In this country, prime minister Mossadegh was overthrown with the help of US intelligence | Iran | 63%
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| Codename for the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, which Eisenhower oversaw as supreme commander | Operation {Overlord} | 63%
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| Democratic opponent in the presidential elections of 1952 and 1956 | Adlai Stevenson | 62%
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| His wife's first name | Mamie | 47%
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| The position of assistant to the president adopted this military-style name | Chief of Staff | 35%
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