The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made: Acheson, Bohlen,... Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Winston Churchill recommend as a solution to the challenge of growing Soviet Power? (from Chapters 11-12)

Economic warfare.

An Anglo-American alliance.

Improving working conditions to prevent labor upheavals.

Forming NATO .

2.

How does Isaacson claim Joseph Stalin's temperament changed between Harriman's first and second meetings? (from Chapter 8)

In the first meeting Stalin was scheming and evasive, in the second meeting he was congenial and open.

In the first meeting Stalin was panicked and demanding, but in the second meeting Stalin was calm and reasonable.

In the first meeting Stalin was aloof and disinterested, in the second meeting he was eager and cooperative.

In the first meeting Stalin was candid and friendly, but in the second meeting he was confrontational, accusing and paranoid.

3.

What does Isaacson suggest was a practical challenge that Truman faced when he began his presidency? (from Chapters 9-10)

Truman was replacing Roosevelt who had become identifiable with the presidency.

Some people were not aware that he was the Vice President.

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.

He was not well versed in foreign policy.

4.

What does Isaacson report a member of the Nixon Administration claimed to be Nixon's views of the old foreign policy establishment? (from Chapter 24)

Nixon was "suspicious and distrusting" of it.

Nixon was "ambivalent" to it.

Nixon "respected and sought after" it.

Nixon both "revered and despised" it.

5.

To whom did President Kennedy look in an attempt to peacefully settle the conflicts in Laos? (from Chapter 20-21)

Robert Lovett.

Dean Acheson.

Averell Harriman.

George Kennan.

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