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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Isaacson suggest to be the result of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?
(a) It formulated the containment theory which was embraced by Washington.
(b) It made Kennan persona non grata to his superiors within the State Department.
(c) It caused his old friend, Dean Acheson to advise him to discuss his ideas with him before he put things on paper.
(d) It caused a harmful foreign policy debate within the Truman Administration that led to international paralysis.

3. What does Isaacson record that Mao claimed to be the source of Chinese soldiers in North Korean combat units?
(a) Mao claimed they were Chinese volunteers who were protecting Chinese hydroelectric plants along the Yalu River.
(b) Mao claimed that they were communist sympathizers from throughout Asia seeking to ignite the international revolution.
(c) Mao claimed that China was not involved, that there were no Chinese soldiers in Korea.
(d) Mao claimed that they were Russians equipped by China.

4. What did Winston Churchill recommend as a solution to the challenge of growing Soviet Power?
(a) An Anglo-American alliance.
(b) Economic warfare.
(c) Improving working conditions to prevent labor upheavals.
(d) Forming NATO .

5. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?
(a) By studying Russian in Paris.
(b) By studying under Russian professors who were experts in the Czarist era.
(c) By working with Russian ambassadors to Germany.
(d) By reading War and Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whom does Isaacson claim that Stimson relied to help him achieve his goal regarding the control of the atom bomb?

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

3. What does Isaacson report to be the entry in the Enola Gay log book by co-pilot Robert Lewis after the explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima?

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?

5. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?

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