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Question 107 of 128 · American History · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

Accepted answers

  • General during World War II
  • President at the end of (during) the Korean War
  • 34th president of the United States
  • Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)

Any one of these is accepted, unless the question asks for more than one.

Why this is the answer

Dwight Eisenhower was a general in World War II, the commander of the Allied forces in Europe who led the D-Day invasion of France in 1944. He was elected President in 1952 and served as the 34th President from 1953 to 1961; the Korean War ended during his first year in office. As President he signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which created the Interstate Highway System, the network of highways the country still drives on. Name any one of the four. Memory hook: the general who became President and built the highways.