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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 was the organization that eventually replaced the Office of Strategic Services, according to Isaacson?
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) The Secret Service.
(d) The Office of Homeland Security.

2. What was the only concession the Japanese requested for its surrender to end WWII, according to Isaacson?
(a) That Russia not be allowed to occupy the island.
(b) That their American occupiers limit their personal interaction with Japanese citizens.
(c) That Japanese Americans kept in detention camps be allowed to repatriate with their homeland.
(d) That Japan could keep its emperor.

3. What does Isaacson claim that Averell Harriman and his Wall Street contemporaries believed to be the best guarantee for American security?
(a) The establishment of democratic and representative governments everywhere.
(b) Providing financial support to allies that were targets for Soviet expansionism.
(c) Withdrawing from international affairs and focusing on building up American markets.
(d) Increased defense spending to force the Soviet Union to enter an unsustainable arms race.

4. Why does Isaacson claim MacArthur's plans were blocked?
(a) Because the foreign policy elite feared losing influence if a military success ended the conflict in Korea.
(b) Because the Administration feared communist aggression within the continental United States.
(c) Because the Administration had a strict policy of keeping American soldiers within the boundaries of South Korea.
(d) Because the bombing of the bridges might provoke the Chinese to take harsher actions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?

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

4. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?

5. What was a personal factor that made the "Six Wise Men" unpopular to the general public, according to Isaacson?

(see the answer key)

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