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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?
(a) As a student at Harvard Law School.
(b) As an advisor with the War Department.
(c) Through the law firm where John McCloy was employed.
(d) While he was directing a law office in Paris.

4. What does Isaacson report eventually came of the idea of a "Western Union" military alliance?
(a) It became the European Union (EU).
(b) It became the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
(c) It became the United Nations (UN).
(d) It became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

5. 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) Developing streamlined diesel locomotives pulling sleek aluminum coaches.
(c) Using airplanes to quickly relay messages to ambassadors in foreign lands.
(d) Using ticker tape to relay changes in stock prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?

2. What does Isaacson suggest to be the result of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?

3. What quality of Truman's does Isaacson claim was welcomed by the liaison between the State Department and the White House ?

4. How does Isaacson claim Bohlen distinguished himself in the service of his first assignment?

5. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?

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