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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. Who is the Buddhist monk who voluntarily burned himself to death in order to protest the cruel actions of Diem's government in Saigon?
2. Which city does John Paul Vann consider "home"?
3. University students in which city start riots to protest Diem's government?
4. In what year is General Harkins replaced?
5. The army of the Vietcong has doubled in size by what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did the Vann family live during John Paul Vann's childhood?
2. Why did General Harkins feel the way he did about John Paul Vann's report?
3. What did General Westmoreland feel was the key to victory?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Who was the most influential and first real friend that John Paul Vann had? Why did this person have such an impact on John Paul Vann's life?
7. In what year did John Paul Vann retire from the Army? When and how did he return to Vietnam?
8. What do we know about John Paul Vann's lineage?
9. When did Myrtle Lee Tripp's second husband, Frank Vann, finally adopt John Paul Vann as his son? Why did it take so long?
10. Who offers John Paul Vann a position as part of a national "brain trust" on Vietnam? What was John Paul Vann's reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Based on what you have read in the Sheehan book, please describe, compare, and contrast the overall war strategy of General Westmoreland and the North Vietnamese under Ho Chi Minh. How were the strategies different and which do you think was the better overall plan for victory? Why?
Essay Topic 2
President John Kennedy wanted to approach the situation in South Vietnam with a tactic he termed "Counter Insurgency" (COIN). What was counter-insurgency and how was it implemented? Did it have the effect that JFK wanted it to? Why or why not? Would the program have been more effective if it were implemented earlier or in a more aggressive way? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
At least five United States' Presidents attempted to deal with the situation in Vietnam. Which presidents were involved and how did each one approach the problems created by the U.S. military (or advisory) operations in Vietnam? In your opinion, which president's approach was best in your opinion and why?
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