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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Isaacson, what event took place between Harriman and the person with whom he was sharing responsibility that foreshadowed the role of the two countries they represented in their places in Western leadership?
(a) Harriman and John Lovett developed plans for deciding who would get Allied war support without input from Britain.
(b) Harriman and John McCloy developed Allied policy positions without referring to the Soviets.
(c) Harriman had a confrontational argument with Leon Trotsky regarding financial aid.
(d) Harriman and Beaverbrook had an animated clash during which Harriman insisted that England and the U.S. would determine jointly the distribution of war resources, rather than England alone.

2. What was the focus of the agreement after the initial meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill, according to Isaacson?
(a) The nations of Western Europe would join in alliance to protect each other against intrusions from communist nations.
(b) Free trade and free people and self-determination for all nations.
(c) Neither Britain nor the U.S. would attack each other or allies of each.
(d) The United States would provide England with resources and war material at very favorable terms.

3. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) Secretary of State Elihu Root.
(b) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(c) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.

4. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?
(a) "To allow each man to think and do as he pleases."
(b) "Our undisciplinables are our proudest product."
(c) "Living well is the best revenge."
(d) "Heresy has always been a Harvard institution."

5. 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) Averell Harriman.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Robert Lovett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?

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

3. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?

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

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

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