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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. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) Henry Stimson.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) Dean Acheson.

2. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

3. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?
(a) 110:16.
(b) 16:110.
(c) 110:160.
(d) 1:11.

4. What does Isaacson suggest was a practical challenge that Truman faced when he began his presidency?
(a) Truman, as vice president, had not been part of any post-war planning meetings nor had he been given any military secrets, such as the existence of the atomic bomb.
(b) Truman was replacing Roosevelt who had become identifiable with the presidency.
(c) He was not well versed in foreign policy.
(d) Some people were not aware that he was the Vice President.

5. Isaacson reports which "Wise Man" worked to implement Franklin Roosevelt's Lend Lease program?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Henry Stimson.
(d) John McCloy.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?

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

3. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?

4. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience in John McCloy's background does Isaacson claim gave McCloy the exposure to Henry Stimson that eventually led to McCloy's appointment to the Department of War as a special consultant on German espionage?

2. What military action did Joseph Stalin demand from his British and American allies once the United States entered WWII, according to Isaacson?

3. Which of the "Six Wise Men" does Isaacson indicate attended Harvard Law School?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Isaacson report regarding a meeting between Averell Harriman and Max Beaverbrook that foretold the change in the balance of power between England and the United States?

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

10. What does Isaacson report to be Averell Harriman's first achievement after he was named as transportation adviser to the National Defense Advisory Commission by President Franklin Roosevelt?

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