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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. With whom does John Paul Vann plot to re-take an entire province?
2. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?
3. According to John Paul Vann and the author, in what year does the U.S. Marines begin to burn villages to flush out Vietcong encampments?
4. For how many years during his childhood was John Paul Vann bounced between his two aunts and other friends and relatives?
5. What is the name of John Paul Vann's most beloved father figure?
Short Essay Questions
1. What vital information did John Paul Vann include in a three-page report to General Harkins and Colonel Porter regarding General Huynh Van Cao's approach to the war?
2. By this time, what was the political situation in Saigon?
3. What were some of John Paul Vann's assigned duties upon his return to Vietnam?
4. Following the inconclusive, but embarrassing, result of Ap Bac, General Huynh Van Cao launched a dummy attack on the same location. Why did he do this? What was the result?
5. What was John Paul Vann's strategy for turning the war in the United States' favor? How did this differ from the U.S. policy at the time?
6. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?
7. How did John Paul Vann react to the ARVN "victory" at Ap Bac? How did General Harkins accept John Paul Vann's assessment?
8. What did this situation make John Paul Vann realize?
9. What prominent CIA figure eventually adopted and promoted John Paul Vann's assessment of the Vietnam War? Why was this person important?
10. One of the unique features of the Vietnam War was the war correspondent (a special type of journalist) that went to the war zone and reported on what was happening there. How did this affect how the U.S. military commanders conducted the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In many respects, Vietnam was considered to be the first "helicopter war". Based on your readings, do you think this is an accurate description? How did John Paul Vann and other commanders make use of "choppers" in the book? Please give 2-3 examples.
Essay Topic 2
Khe Sanh was mentioned in the text as one of the so-called "Hill Fights". First, what did the term "Hill Fights" refer to? Second, why was there a great deal of media attention placed on the plight of the marines stationed at Khe Sanh? What was the symbolic significance of this battle and how was the outcome portrayed by the American media and the Vietcong propaganda machine?
Essay Topic 3
Briefly outline the major influential factors in John Paul Vann's childhood from his earliest recollections until the time he joined the Armed forces. Please note the significant factors that may have had a strong influence on him as a boy and helped shape who he became as a man later on. To what extent do you feel his environment affected his personality (if at all)?
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