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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When and where was the first atomic bomb used on Japan?
(a) August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima.
(b) August 7, 1945 on Nagasaki.
(c) August 7, 1945 on Hiroshima.
(d) August 6, 1945 on Tokyo.

2. What were the three questions President Truman wrote regarding America's confrontation with Soviet aggression?
(a) "Will Russia move first? Who pulls the trigger? Then where do we go?"
(b) "Can we afford to confront the Soviets? Will the voters support us? Can the country survive more wars?"
(c) "What is our move when Russia moves? Should we move first? Who pulls the trigger?"
(d) "Can the communists really support such a spread of empire? Does communism have any real chance of surviving in our system? How much is this going to cost the government?"

3. What did Gen. MacArthur recommend, according to Isaacson, to stem the flow of Chinese soldiers into North Korea?
(a) Bombing out bridges over the Yalu River.
(b) Avoiding a mainland war with the communists.
(c) Opening relations with China to negotiate a settlement.
(d) Using nuclear weapons to wipe out China and Russia.

4. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.

5. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?
(a) Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman.
(b) Robert Patterson and Harvey Bundy.
(c) McGeorge Bundy and Henry Stimson.
(d) George Marshall and Erskine Hawkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Isaacson claim caused tension between the U.S., Britain, and their Soviet Allies?

2. Who does Isaacson report to have offered proposals that the United States develop an intelligence-gathering system?

3. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?

4. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

5. What does Isaacson report that Clark Clifford wrote in a campaign memo to use the Soviet Crisis to help President Truman's re-election campaign for 1948?

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