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

2. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) The War Department.
(c) The Foreign Service.
(d) The State Department.

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

4. What was a personal factor that made the "Six Wise Men" unpopular to the general public, according to Isaacson?
(a) Their support of Algier Hiss who was found to be a Communist spy.
(b) Their connections to international banks and Wall Street.
(c) Their roles in the firing of Douglas MacArthur.
(d) The obvious destruction their agenda had on the American economic system.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?

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

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

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