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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 that John McCloy called, "Something that is worse than anything probably that ever happened in the world"?
(a) The rift that was coming between the Soviet Union and the United States.
(b) The devastation caused to Germany from WWII.
(c) The dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
(d) The death of Franklin Roosevelt.

2. What was one of the first challenges facing the Truman Administration in dealing with the Soviet Union after WWII, according to Isaacson?
(a) Dealing with Soviet front groups in the United States.
(b) Trying to prevent the Soviet Union from taking German industrial equipment and charging reparations against Germany.
(c) Slowing the influence of Soviet communism over the Maoist movement in China.
(d) Blocking the Soviet Union from attempting to set terms of peace with Japan.

3. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "The Minnesota Twins."
(b) "The Dynamic Duo."
(c) "Two of a kind."
(d) "The Heavenly Twins."

4. What does Isaacson suggest to be one of the largest factors in America's rise to prominence after WWII?
(a) America's size and population relative to most other countries.
(b) Britain's inability to support its empire.
(c) America's ability to be self-sufficient.
(d) America's ability to convert consumer production to war production.

5. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?
(a) He was often too risky with investor's funds.
(b) His social proclivities caused embarrasments for other Administration officials.
(c) His penmanship was poor and he never learned to type.
(d) His poor manners offended the keepers of protocol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event early in WWII does Isaacson quote John McCloy as calling, "...regrettable in the clear light of perfect hindsight"?

2. What does Isaacson report that members of the Truman Administration suggested caused the political opposition to the Truman Doctrine to confront Soviet Communism wherever it was asserted?

3. How does Isaacson report that Clark Clifford understood the rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union had to be framed to make the general public support confronting the Communists?

4. What quality of Truman's does Isaacson claim was welcomed by the liaison between the State Department and the White House ?

5. What concern does Isaacson claim motivated Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson to encourage America's financial support for Greece?

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