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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be Dean Acheson's views on Vietnam?
(a) He considered Vietnam to be a distraction from the affairs of Europe.
(b) He considered Vietnam the most important confrontation to avoid the "Domino Theory."
(c) He considered Vietnam to be evidence that the war against communism was never going to end.
(d) He considered Vietnam to be identical to the challenges of Korea.

2. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?
(a) George Kennan and Dean Acheson.
(b) Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen and Robert Lovett.
(d) John McCloy and Dean Acheson.

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

4. When does Isaacson report communist North Korea invaded South Korea?
(a) June 6, 1949.
(b) June 24, 1950.
(c) June 6, 1944.
(d) June 25, 1959.

5. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Charles DeGaul.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Winston Churchill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson report a member of the Nixon Administration claimed to be Nixon's views of the old foreign policy establishment?

2. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

3. 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?

4. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?

5. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?

(see the answer key)

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