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

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

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?
(a) To scale government back to the limits of the Constitution.
(b) To limit the spread of Soviet Communism.
(c) To rebuild Europe after WWII.
(d) To expand the authority of the Federal Reserve Bank over the monetary policy.

4. What does Isaacson report to be the warning the Allied powers gave to the Japanese regarding the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) A vague clue in the Potsdam proclamation describing "immeasurably greater" powers and that, "The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction."
(b) Ads placed in Japanese newspapers warning of coming destruction.
(c) Radio interruptions of Japanese airwaves that warned the Japanese of America's possession of, "a weapon of mass destruction."
(d) Communiques made to Japanese leaders through their various channels of communication.

5. After Roosevelt and Churchill made their agreement, what became the responsibility of Averell Harriman?
(a) To direct the formation of foreign policy from Washington.
(b) To act as a strong man against Stalin's bluntness.
(c) To travel to Moscow to offer aid to the government of the Soviet Union in their confrontation against Germany.
(d) To direct the shift in the balance of power between England and the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the first challenges facing the Truman Administration in dealing with the Soviet Union after WWII, according to Isaacson?

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

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

4. Isaacson reports which "Wise Man" worked to implement Franklin Roosevelt's Lend Lease program?

5. What agreement does Isaacson record Roosevelt and Churchill made during their initial meeting after America's entry into WWII?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Averell Harriman's view regarding Russia building a tier of states friendly to its system in Eastern Europe?

3. What does Issacson suggest comes between 20th century isolationism and a utopian dream of a world order based on international law?

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

5. 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?

6. What were the circumstances through which John McCloy came into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett after WWI, according to Isaacson?

7. What does Isaacson report that George Kennan believed Marxism offered to Soviet Russian leaders?

8. What were the roles of George Kennan and Chip Bohlen in President Franklin Roosevelt's successful effort to open official diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in 1933, according to Isaacson?

9. What does Isaacson report to be a prerequisite for being tapped for Skull and Bones at Yale?

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

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