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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson report that John McCloy called, "Something that is worse than anything probably that ever happened in the world"?
(a) The rift that was coming between the Soviet Union and the United States.
(b) The death of Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) The devastation caused to Germany from WWII.
(d) The dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima.

2. 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) Harriman discovered that Stalin was conducting back channel negotiations with Hitler.
(d) 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.

3. Why was General MacArthur fired according to Isaacson?
(a) MacArthur made statements criticizing China's strength and suggesting Chiang Kai-shek could open a second front against China with an invasion on the mainland.
(b) Because MacArthur was seen as unable to lead with the changes in technology and the enemy at hand.
(c) Because MacArthur's popularity within the U.S. was a threat to the Administration's efforts to control the direction of the war in Korea.
(d) Because MacArthur's belligerence had become a threat to world peace.

4. What decision did Harriman influence Stalin to make, according to Isaacson, to get around the decision of Secretary Stettinius?
(a) He influenced Stalin to reject the replacement Stettinius planned to send.
(b) To send Vyacheslav Molotov to the grand opening of the United Nations so Harriman could accompany him on the trip.
(c) He used his connections in the Kremlin to navigate some of Stettinius's negotiations.
(d) He advised Stalin to negotiate directly with Churchill to counter Stettinius' efforts.

5. How did the Pentagon recommend the government should respond to the Soviet Union's possession of nuclear weapons, according to Isaacson?
(a) The Pentagon recommended increased presence and support for conventional war to avoid a nuclear confrontation.
(b) The Pentagon recommended increased budgets for all possible strategies so the country could be kept safe from communist aggression.
(c) The Pentagon recommended an increase in A-bomb production.
(d) The Pentagon recommended a national campaign to inform citizens of the need for increased military spending to keep the communist threat at bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?

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

3. What were the three questions President Truman wrote regarding America's confrontation with Soviet aggression?

4. What is the reason Isaacson suggests that John McCLoy's mother encouraged him to tutor children of her wealthy clients during summers away from school?

5. Why did Dean Acheson believe the U.S. should get involved in the war between North and South Korea, according to Isaacson?

(see the answer key)

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