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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 report to have been the reaction to communist tactics against the Marshall Plan?
(a) Congress initiated the House Un-American Activities Committee.
(b) Congress began to realize that the battle against communism was going to be long and costly.
(c) The American public began looking for similar activities within their communities.
(d) The Truman Administration had the evidence of the corrosive nature of communism to convince the country its steps were the right ones.

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

3. Why did Dean Acheson believe the U.S. should get involved in the war between North and South Korea, according to Isaacson?
(a) To preserve the doctrine of containment.
(b) To prove to Stalin and Mao that all of their imperialistic actions would be confronted.
(c) To save the Western Alliance in Europe.
(d) To preserve strategic positions in the Far East.

4. What does Isaacson report Vice President Harry Truman was doing when news of President Roosevelt's death was first leaked?
(a) Truman was in Sam Rayburn's hideaway in the Capitol Building playing cards.
(b) Truman was having dinner with his family as was his custom at that time of the day.
(c) Truman was in a foreign policy briefing with the Council of Foreign Relations.
(d) Truman was in the Vice President's office adjacent to the Senate floor preparing to go home for the evening.

5. Isaacson reports that Averell Harriman took what position in the Roosevelt Administration?
(a) Assistant director to the Federal Reserve.
(b) Transportation adviser for the new National Defense Advisory Commission.
(c) Assistant Secretary of War.
(d) Railroad advisor to the Department of Commerce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event early in WWII does Isaacson quote John McCloy as calling, "...regrettable in the clear light of perfect hindsight"?

2. To whom did President Kennedy look in an attempt to peacefully settle the conflicts in Laos?

3. What does Isaacson claim George Kennan longed for in his later years?

4. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

5. What State Department official does Isaacson report to have been determined to bring the United States into a "Western Union" military alliance?

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