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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(c) Secretary of State Elihu Root.
(d) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.

2. What was the only concession the Japanese requested for its surrender to end WWII, according to Isaacson?
(a) That Russia not be allowed to occupy the island.
(b) That Japanese Americans kept in detention camps be allowed to repatriate with their homeland.
(c) That their American occupiers limit their personal interaction with Japanese citizens.
(d) That Japan could keep its emperor.

3. What does Isaacson write of what became of the "Six Wise Men" after Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952?
(a) They became active in Democrat Party politics so they could resume their positions of influence after Eisenhower was removed from office.
(b) They went into "exile" from Washington and served in the private sector.
(c) They became involved in movements to create a global economy.
(d) They sought to find roles in directing foreign policy with the new administration.

4. Who does Isaacson record to be the first Democrat candidate for president in 1952 after President Truman announced he would not seek re-election?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) John Foster Dulles.
(d) Averell Harriman.

5. Upon whom does Isaacson claim that Stimson relied to help him achieve his goal regarding the control of the atom bomb?
(a) Dean Acheson as Under Secretary of State.
(b) Commerce Secretary Henry Wallace.
(c) Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.
(d) State Department Liaison to the White House, John McCloy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did President Eisenhower choose for his Ambassador to Russia, according to Isaacson?

2. Why does Isaacson claim MacArthur's plans were blocked?

3. Who does Isaacson claim blocked MacArthur's plans for slowing the flow of Chinese soldiers into the Korean War?

4. When and where was the first atomic bomb used on Japan?

5. Why did President Eisenhower relieve Bob Lovett from the Defense Department, according to Isaacson?

(see the answer key)

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