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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, who does Isaacson state became Secretary of State?
(a) John Foster Dulles.
(b) Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Averell Harriman.

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?
(a) He saw Bolshevism to be a threat to liberal progressivism in Western nations.
(b) He was nonjudgemental and unreflective about Bolshevism.
(c) He reviled in the violent destruction Bolsheviks were willing to employ to hold onto power.
(d) He was fascinated by the tenants of Soviet Communism.

3. Who does Isaacson claim blocked MacArthur's plans for slowing the flow of Chinese soldiers into the Korean War?
(a) White House Liaison with the Korean command George Kennan.
(b) Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett.
(c) President Harry Truman.
(d) Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson.

4. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?
(a) He understood the priniples of communist dialectics and was able to navigate various negotiations with communist officials.
(b) He fully understood the demands of protocol and effectively avoided turmoil with his Russian hosts.
(c) He could talk Russian like a native and had the ability to express blunt opinions with a disarming smile.
(d) He was skillful in winning the trust of Russians who were desirous of escaping Soviet Communism and helped them escape to freedom.

5. What was the major contributing factor to causing the fate of the "Six Wise Men" after the election of Eisenhower?
(a) It was the first time the Republicans held power in 20 years and they wanted to start with their people in power.
(b) After nearly 25 years of depression, war, and turmoil, Americans demanded a return to policies of non-intervention.
(c) The general public began to see America's foreign policy elite had been reserving power to itself with the continual appeals for wars.
(d) The plans made by the "Wise Men" were proving to have disastrous economic consequences for the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaacson claim Bohlen distinguished himself in the service of his first assignment?

2. Who does Isaacson record to be the first Democrat candidate for president in 1952 after President Truman announced he would not seek re-election?

3. What was the only concession the Japanese requested for its surrender to end WWII, according to Isaacson?

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

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

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