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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Isaacson claim caused tension between the U.S., Britain, and their Soviet Allies?
(a) Roosevelt discovered that Stalin had placed spies throughout his administration.
(b) Harriman discovered his private quarters had been bugged by Stalin.
(c) The discovery of a mass grave of 10,000 Polish officers who had been summarily executed by the Red Army after the Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact of 1939.
(d) Harriman discovered that Stalin was conducting back channel negotiations with Hitler.

2. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?
(a) Interventionism.
(b) Isolationism.
(c) Non-interventionism.
(d) Nation building.

3. What does Isaacson claim to the Lovett's and Harriman's most important innovation to the industry for which they were prepared by Judge Lovett?
(a) Establishing radio relay stations to deliver messages to ambassadors in foreign lands.
(b) Using airplanes to quickly relay messages to ambassadors in foreign lands.
(c) Developing streamlined diesel locomotives pulling sleek aluminum coaches.
(d) Using ticker tape to relay changes in stock prices.

4. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Henry Stimson.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) John McCloy.

5. Where did Chip Bohlen grow up, according to Isaacson?
(a) New York City.
(b) Aiken, South Carolina.
(c) Grindstone Island, New York.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?

2. With what investment house did Isaacson claim Averell Harriman merged W.A. Harriman & Co.?

3. After Roosevelt and Churchill made their agreement, what became the responsibility of Averell Harriman?

4. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?

5. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?

(see the answer key)

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