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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson record came of Kennan's concern regarding confronting Soviet Communism?
(a) It was shelved by higher members of the Truman Administration but acted upon by the Eisenhower Administration.
(b) An "office of special projects" was started in the CIA.
(c) It was taken by the House UnAmerican Activities committee to guide its efforts to prosecute communist activities throughout the country.
(d) It became the foundation for using American embassies as the hub of spying activities against foreign subversives.

2. What was the organization that eventually replaced the Office of Strategic Services, according to Isaacson?
(a) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) The Secret Service.
(c) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) The Office of Homeland Security.

3. Who was the Republican upon whom the Truman Administration focused to win support for the Marshall Plan, according to Isaacson?
(a) Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan.
(b) Congressman Richard Nixon of California.
(c) Republican House Leader, Charles Halleck.
(d) Congressman Joseph McCarthy of Minnesota.

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

5. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?
(a) The Harvard Lampoon.
(b) The Porcellian.
(c) Skull and Bones.
(d) Sphinx-Kalumet Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?

2. What does Isaacson report to be the entry in the Enola Gay log book by co-pilot Robert Lewis after the explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima?

3. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?

4. When and where was the first atomic bomb used on Japan?

5. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?

(see the answer key)

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