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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson report to have been the reaction to communist tactics against the Marshall Plan?
(a) The Truman Administration had the evidence of the corrosive nature of communism to convince the country its steps were the right ones.
(b) The American public began looking for similar activities within their communities.
(c) Congress initiated the House Un-American Activities Committee.
(d) Congress began to realize that the battle against communism was going to be long and costly.

2. What quality of Truman's does Isaacson claim was welcomed by the liaison between the State Department and the White House ?
(a) Truman's willingness to accept counsel.
(b) Truman's common perspective.
(c) Truman's predictability.
(d) Truman's forthrightness.

3. Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a cable to President Truman?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) John McCloy.

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

5. Who was the Republican upon whom the Truman Administration focused to win support for the Marshall Plan, according to Isaacson?
(a) Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan.
(b) Republican House Leader, Charles Halleck.
(c) Congressman Joseph McCarthy of Minnesota.
(d) Congressman Richard Nixon of California.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?

2. Who was the State Department's Liaison with the White House during the transfer of power from Roosevelt to Truman?

3. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?

4. How did George Kennan contribute to Acheson's effort to win support for Greece and Turkey, according to Isaacson?

5. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

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