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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson want most from his advisers in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) Different points of view.
(b) Debate.
(c) Open, honest discussion.
(d) Agreement.

2. What were the American people most adversely affected by in 1968?
(a) Inflation.
(b) Poor drinking water.
(c) Stormy weather.
(d) Lack of organic food.

3. What did Johnson ask of Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois in "The Transition Year"?
(a) To ask other senators about their interests.
(b) To help him with his speech to Congress.
(c) To come to the White House for dinner and conversation.
(d) His support on civil rights legislation.

4. What did Johnson believe he would gain if he took a "middle course" in Vietnam and in the work on Great Society initiatives in "Under Siege in the White House"?
(a) Americans would be distraught.
(b) The protesters would find another issue to protest.
(c) A place in history among the greatest leaders.
(d) He would be impeached.

5. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Vietnam," what does the author say that Johnson wanted to set up in Vietnam after suppressing the war?

2. In "Things Go Wrong," what does the author say Johnson hesitated over for two years before making a recommendation to Congress?

3. What job did Robert McNamara take in 1967?

4. What Vietnamese people did Johnson want to help in the Vietnam War?

5. How many social programs were created under Johnson's leadership between 1965 and 1968?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Johnson stop meeting with his National Security Council when he was under siege?

2. How did Johnson calm the American public after Kennedy's assassination?

3. Why did Johnson increase ground troops in Vietnam in 1965?

4. What was the Tet offensive and how did it affect Johnson?

5. What role did the congressional liaison team play in Johnson's administration?

6. How did inflation and the war affect Johnson's approval ratings between 1966 and 1968?

7. What reasons did Johnson give Robert Kennedy for not choosing Kennedy to be on the presidential ticket with him?

8. Who was Eugene McCarthy?

9. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?

10. Why did Johnson decide not to seek reelection for the Presidency?

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