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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Isaacson report that President Truman chose to administer the European Recovery Plan (The Marshall Plan) in Europe?
(a) Paul Hoffman.
(b) General Lucius Clay.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Averell Harriman.

2. Why does Isaacson suggest Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union and Mao Tse Tung of China gave support to North Korea's invasion of South Korea?
(a) They hoped that victory in Korea would begin the "Domino Theory" of communist world-wide revolution.
(b) They hoped that the U.S. would put itself in financial turmoil by singly funding what appeared to be a long war.
(c) They hoped that the U.S. would consider the conflict to be a local affair.
(d) They hoped to show the superiority of communism over democracy.

3. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) John McCloy.

4. What does Isaacson report that Clark Clifford wrote in a campaign memo to use the Soviet Crisis to help President Truman's re-election campaign for 1948?
(a) "This gives us the opportunity to make voters fear a change at this time."
(b) "In times of crisis, the American citizen tends to back up his President."
(c) "Great wars define great leaders."
(d) "Never waste a good crisis."

5. What does Isaacson report that President Truman did to decide America's response to the Soviet Union's possession of nuclear weapons?
(a) He courted the press to show the film of Russia's nuclear explosion to convince the public of the urgent need for increased military spending.
(b) He appointed a three-man national security committee.
(c) He polled his cabinet and based his response on its concensus.
(d) He sent out the "Wise Men" to conduct town hall meetings to explain the danger facing the country from Soviet nuclear weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two of the "Six Wise Men" does Isaacson report were called to brief the Kennedy Administration on the two crises that faced them?

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?

3. What does Isaacson report eventually came of the idea of a "Western Union" military alliance?

4. What agreement does Isaacson record Roosevelt and Churchill made during their initial meeting after America's entry into WWII?

5. According to Isaacson, why did did George Kennan oppose the development of more powerful nuclear weapons?

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