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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?
(a) Princeton and Oxford.
(b) Columbia and Harvard.
(c) St. Johns Military Academy and Princeton.
(d) Yale and Oxford.

2. What does Isaacson report to be the warning the Allied powers gave to the Japanese regarding the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) Radio interruptions of Japanese airwaves that warned the Japanese of America's possession of, "a weapon of mass destruction."
(b) Communiques made to Japanese leaders through their various channels of communication.
(c) A vague clue in the Potsdam proclamation describing "immeasurably greater" powers and that, "The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction."
(d) Ads placed in Japanese newspapers warning of coming destruction.

3. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) China.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.

4. What decision did Secretary of State Edward Stettinius make that Isaacson claimed frustrated Harriman?
(a) Stettinius began the process of cutting Russia out of any post-war decsions.
(b) Stettinius ordered Harriman's replacement as Ambassador to Russia.
(c) Stettinius ordered Harriman to stay in Russia during the aftermath of Roosevelt's death.
(d) Stettinius began direct negotiations with Stalin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?

2. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?

3. What does Isaacson suggest was a practical challenge that Truman faced when he began his presidency?

4. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?

5. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?

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