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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon whom does Isaacson claim that Stimson relied to help him achieve his goal regarding the control of the atom bomb?
(a) Dean Acheson as Under Secretary of State.
(b) Commerce Secretary Henry Wallace.
(c) Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.
(d) State Department Liaison to the White House, John McCloy.

2. How does Isaacson suggest that President Kennedy hoped to avoid war in Laos?
(a) Through back channel negotiations with leaders of the Soviet Union.
(b) By calling on the support of allies in the area to come to America's aid for the war that was rapidly developing.
(c) With help from the British in reviving the International Control Commission.
(d) By supporting economic development throughout South East Asia.

3. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?
(a) By studying under Russian professors who were experts in the Czarist era.
(b) By working with Russian ambassadors to Germany.
(c) By reading War and Peace.
(d) By studying Russian in Paris.

4. What does Isaacson suggest to be the result of George Kennan's "Long Telegram"?
(a) It caused his old friend, Dean Acheson to advise him to discuss his ideas with him before he put things on paper.
(b) It made Kennan persona non grata to his superiors within the State Department.
(c) It caused a harmful foreign policy debate within the Truman Administration that led to international paralysis.
(d) It formulated the containment theory which was embraced by Washington.

5. What does Isaacson write of what became of the "Six Wise Men" after Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952?
(a) They went into "exile" from Washington and served in the private sector.
(b) They sought to find roles in directing foreign policy with the new administration.
(c) They became involved in movements to create a global economy.
(d) They became active in Democrat Party politics so they could resume their positions of influence after Eisenhower was removed from office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?

2. Who does Isaacson record to be the first Democrat candidate for president in 1952 after President Truman announced he would not seek re-election?

3. What did Gen. MacArthur recommend, according to Isaacson, to stem the flow of Chinese soldiers into North Korea?

4. How did the U.S. Government consider North Korea's invasion of South Korea, according to Isaacson?

5. Who was the Republican upon whom the Truman Administration focused to win support for the Marshall Plan, according to Isaacson?

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