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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 be the warning the Allied powers gave to the Japanese regarding the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) Communiques made to Japanese leaders through their various channels of communication.
(b) Ads placed in Japanese newspapers warning of coming destruction.
(c) A vague clue in the Potsdam proclamation describing "immeasurably greater" powers and that, "The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction."
(d) Radio interruptions of Japanese airwaves that warned the Japanese of America's possession of, "a weapon of mass destruction."

2. How did George Kennan contribute to Acheson's effort to win support for Greece and Turkey, according to Isaacson?
(a) Kennan wrote a speech that gave undeniable arguments in support for the cause.
(b) Kennan took a film crew to make a documentary of the desparation of Greece and Turkey.
(c) Kennan found a Russian exile to meet with congressmen to detail the plans of the Soviet government for overtaking all of Europe.
(d) Kennan lent the cause credibility by showing how doing so would be an application of his popular document of containment.

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

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the most elite club at Yale?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Skull and Bones.
(c) DKE.
(d) Scroll and Key.

5. What does Isaacson report to be the differences between the negotiating styles of Roosevelt and Truman?
(a) Roosevelt was indifferent, but Truman was sensitive.
(b) Roosevelt could be manipulative and conniving with people and public opinion, but Truman was forthright to the point of bluntness.
(c) Roosevelt eschewed advice, but Truman ruled by consensus.
(d) Roosevelt was high strung, but Truman was contemplative.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?

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

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

5. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

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