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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Isaacson suggest Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union and Mao Tse Tung of China gave support to North Korea's invasion of South Korea?
(a) They hoped to show the superiority of communism over democracy.
(b) They hoped that the U.S. would put itself in financial turmoil by singly funding what appeared to be a long war.
(c) They hoped that the U.S. would consider the conflict to be a local affair.
(d) They hoped that victory in Korea would begin the "Domino Theory" of communist world-wide revolution.

2. What was the major contributing factor to causing the fate of the "Six Wise Men" after the election of Eisenhower?
(a) The general public began to see America's foreign policy elite had been reserving power to itself with the continual appeals for wars.
(b) It was the first time the Republicans held power in 20 years and they wanted to start with their people in power.
(c) The plans made by the "Wise Men" were proving to have disastrous economic consequences for the country.
(d) After nearly 25 years of depression, war, and turmoil, Americans demanded a return to policies of non-intervention.

3. Which of the six "Wise Men" does Isaacson report Roosevelt's Secretary of War asked to work on German espionage?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) Chip Bohlen.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) Averell Harriman.

4. Why did President Eisenhower relieve Bob Lovett from the Defense Department, according to Isaacson?
(a) Because Lovett was considered untrustworthy based upon his relationship with Alger Hiss.
(b) Because Lovett was found leaking policy decisions to his Democrat friends outside the administration.
(c) Because Lovett was a Democrat and Republicans demanded party loyalty while they had control of Congress.
(d) Because the Eisenhower Administration planned to cut spending on conventional forces and rely totally on nuclear weapons for defense.

5. How does Isaacson claim the Truman Administration learned of the Soviet Union's possession of nuclear weapons in September, 1949?
(a) Weather planes over the Pacific Ocean recorded high radioactive counts.
(b) The House UnAmerican Activities Committee discovered evidence that members of the Roosevelt Administration helped to pass the plans for the bomb to the Soviets.
(c) A Soviet exile involved in the development of the bomb informed the administration of its existence.
(d) Films of the Soviets' first test were delivered to Truman by informants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?

3. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

4. According to Isaacson, how did Harriman respond to Stalin's shifting demeanor?

5. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?

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