25. TROUBLED INNOCENCE, 1945

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 25.4 Dwight Eisenhower, Letter About Moderation in Governance, 1954

Quiz for Solo Analysis Document 25.4: Dwight Eisenhower, Letter About Moderation in Governance, 1954

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. How did Dwight Eisenhower’s emphasis on “moderation” in the federal government change the Republican Party platform?

By advocating bigger government and more regulations

It led to lower tariffs and more Imperialism

Instituted low debt, no federal expenditures, and no regulations

Eliminated cabinet positions and administrative positions

2. In what way was Eisenhower a product of his era?

World War II had created a smaller government

The economy of the 1950s necessitated larger government

McCarthyism decreased the regulations of the government

The Great Depression and WWII had ended the likelihood of small government

3. According to Eisenhower, who are the only people who supported the idea of reducing government social problems?

Veterans of WWII

The wealthy

The working classes

Communists

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