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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did President Eisenhower relieve Bob Lovett from the Defense Department, according to Isaacson?
(a) Because the Eisenhower Administration planned to cut spending on conventional forces and rely totally on nuclear weapons for defense.
(b) Because Lovett was a Democrat and Republicans demanded party loyalty while they had control of Congress.
(c) Because Lovett was found leaking policy decisions to his Democrat friends outside the administration.
(d) Because Lovett was considered untrustworthy based upon his relationship with Alger Hiss.

2. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?
(a) William Castle.
(b) Angus Crawford.
(c) Alexander Kirk.
(d) Joseph Grew.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the major contributing factor to causing the fate of the "Six Wise Men" after the election of Eisenhower?

2. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?

3. What does Isaacson suggest to be the result of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?

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

5. What does Isaacson record that Mao claimed to be the source of Chinese soldiers in North Korean combat units?

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