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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "Two of a kind."
(b) "The Minnesota Twins."
(c) "The Dynamic Duo."
(d) "The Heavenly Twins."

2. Who does Issacson report to have written a telegram that claimed fear that war could come, "with dramatic suddenness"?
(a) George Kennan.
(b) General Lucius Clay, the Military Governor of Germany.
(c) Former Secretary of War Henry Stimson.
(d) General Douglas MacArthur.

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the the Soviet's view of keeping security?
(a) The Soviets viewed security in terms of seeing everyone as a potential threat.
(b) The Soviets saw massive military buildups as the primary method of achieving security.
(c) The Soviets viewed security in terms of dominating and occupying as much territory as possible.
(d) The Soviets saw security as the primary goal of all of its imperial efforts.

4. Who was asked to approach President-Elect Kennedy's choice for Secretary of State to offer him the position, according to Isaacson?
(a) Bobby Kennedy.
(b) David Bruce.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) Dean Acheson.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the most elite club at Yale?
(a) Skull and Bones.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Scroll and Key.
(d) DKE.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the "Six Wise Men" was chosen by President Johnson to assume authority over all diplomatic efforts to end the war in Vietnam according to Isaacson?

2. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?

3. What was Bohlen's first assignment after he completed training in his field, according to Issacson?

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

5. What role did Frank Wisner play in Kennan's plans for confronting Soviet expansionism?

(see the answer key)

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