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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviet Union begin its "clampdown" on Czechoslovakia, according to Isaacson?
(a) February 25, 1948.
(b) March 3, 1948.
(c) June 24, 1950.
(d) December 7, 1947.

2. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to be the son of a wealthy railway tycoon?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Dean Acheson.

3. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?
(a) To encourage the government to help increase the nation's rail freight capabilities.
(b) To encourage the Fed to make low interest loans to investment banks.
(c) To gain federal funding for expanded rail road construction.
(d) To make rail transportation the exclusive means of transporting military equipment within the U.S. borders.

4. Isaacson reports that Averell Harriman took what position in the Roosevelt Administration?
(a) Assistant director to the Federal Reserve.
(b) Transportation adviser for the new National Defense Advisory Commission.
(c) Assistant Secretary of War.
(d) Railroad advisor to the Department of Commerce.

5. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) John McCloy.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) George Kennan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson define as the main political challenge to the Truman Administration encouraging Congress to support financial aid to Greece and Turkey?

2. What does Isaacson cite as "...perhaps the most dramatic and significant (conversion) of any postwar American statesman"?

3. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?

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

5. What event does Isaacson claim caused tension between the U.S., Britain, and their Soviet Allies?

(see the answer key)

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