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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Isaacson suggest brought calls to come out of its isolationism following WWI?
(a) The spread of Nazism across Europe.
(b) Japanese Imperialism through the Far East.
(c) The rise of Italian Fascism.
(d) The Stalinist purges in Russia.

2. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) Dean Acheson.

3. 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) It became the foundation for using American embassies as the hub of spying activities against foreign subversives.
(c) It was taken by the House UnAmerican Activities committee to guide its efforts to prosecute communist activities throughout the country.
(d) An "office of special projects" was started in the CIA.

4. 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) 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.
(c) Harriman discovered that Stalin was conducting back channel negotiations with Hitler.
(d) Harriman discovered his private quarters had been bugged by Stalin.

5. How did George Kennan contribute to Acheson's effort to win support for Greece and Turkey, according to Isaacson?
(a) Kennan took a film crew to make a documentary of the desparation of Greece and Turkey.
(b) Kennan wrote a speech that gave undeniable arguments in support for the cause.
(c) Kennan found a Russian exile to meet with congressmen to detail the plans of the Soviet government for overtaking all of Europe.
(d) Kennan lent the cause credibility by showing how doing so would be an application of his popular document of containment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

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

3. What quality made Lovett and McCloy influential insiders, according to Isaacson?

4. What was the document that Isaacson claims to be the blueprint for national security policy through the 1960's?

5. What does Isaacson record that Mao claimed to be the source of Chinese soldiers in North Korean combat units?

(see the answer key)

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