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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?
(a) To help him run his investment banks.
(b) To help him run the Union Pacific railway empire.
(c) To move into foreign service for the government.
(d) To become new masters of the emerging high finance sector of the economy.

2. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

3. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?
(a) Kennan had analytic depth, but Bohlen had a more nimble mind.
(b) Kennan was academic, but Bohlen was impulsive.
(c) Bohlen was very social and enjoyed drinking, but Kennan was studied in seclusion and was a tea-totaler.
(d) Kennan approached his preparations with anxiety but Bohlen enjoyed his time studying for the exams.

4. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

5. Who was the State Department's Liaison with the White House during the transfer of power from Roosevelt to Truman?
(a) Charles Bohlen.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) John McCloy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision did Secretary of State Edward Stettinius make that Isaacson claimed frustrated Harriman?

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

3. Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a cable to President Truman?

4. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim motivated George Kennan to apply for a job with the foreign service?

2. Where does Isaacson report Dean Acheson started his career after WWI?

3. What were the major declarations of the Atlantic Charter, according to Isaacson?

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the "warning" issued through the Potsdam proclamation by the Allied Powers to Japan regarding the dropping of the atomic bomb?

5. Why did Russian soldiers dismantle German factories and send the assets back to their homeland at the end of WWII according to Isaacson?

6. Which of the "Six Wise Men" attended Yale, according to Isaacson?

7. Which of the "Six Wise Men" does Isaacson report came to know the family of another through his father's employment?

8. What was the title does Isaacson claims that John McCloy earned during his career in government and as a corporate lawyer?

9. After WWI, how does Isaacson show Averell Harriman's process of making business deals with Leon Trotsky of Communist Russia?

10. What does Isaacson identify as the major issues facing Harry Truman during the first month of his presidency after the death of President Roosevelt?

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