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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?
(a) Adalai Stevenson.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

2. Who does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?
(a) Prescott Bush, father of former President George H.W. Bush.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

4. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) Dean Acheson.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) Robert Lovett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaacson report that Averell Harriman's support for the successful presidential candidacy of Franklin Roosevelt was rewarded in 1932?

2. Where did Chip Bohlen grow up, according to Isaacson?

3. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?

4. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?

5. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?

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