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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Isaacson report to have offered proposals that the United States develop an intelligence-gathering system?
(a) General Hoyt Vandenberg.
(b) Dean Acheson.
(c) George Kennan.
(d) James Forrestal.

2. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?
(a) The Foreign Service.
(b) The State Department.
(c) The War Department.
(d) The Supreme Court.

3. After Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, who does Isaacson state became Secretary of State?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) John Foster Dulles.

4. Why was General MacArthur fired according to Isaacson?
(a) Because MacArthur's popularity within the U.S. was a threat to the Administration's efforts to control the direction of the war in Korea.
(b) Because MacArthur was seen as unable to lead with the changes in technology and the enemy at hand.
(c) MacArthur made statements criticizing China's strength and suggesting Chiang Kai-shek could open a second front against China with an invasion on the mainland.
(d) Because MacArthur's belligerence had become a threat to world peace.

5. What does Isaacson claim that Averell Harriman and his Wall Street contemporaries believed to be the best guarantee for American security?
(a) Withdrawing from international affairs and focusing on building up American markets.
(b) Increased defense spending to force the Soviet Union to enter an unsustainable arms race.
(c) The establishment of democratic and representative governments everywhere.
(d) Providing financial support to allies that were targets for Soviet expansionism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did President Eisenhower choose for his Ambassador to Russia, according to Isaacson?

2. What does Isaacson record that Mao claimed to be the source of Chinese soldiers in North Korean combat units?

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?

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

5. When and where was the first atomic bomb used on Japan?

(see the answer key)

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