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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. What did Johnson feel like when he took over the office of President after Kennedy's assassination?

2. By June, 1965, how many American troops were fighting on the ground in Vietnam?

3. What did Johnson criticize college professors for believing in "Under Siege in the White House"?

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

5. In "The Great Society," where does the author say Johnson first introduced the term "Great Society" in a speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the results of the Presidential Election of 1964.

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

6. Who was Eugene McCarthy?

7. When did Johnson learn that he did not have middle America's support for his policies?

8. Why did Johnson keep the public and Congress uninformed about his actions in Vietnam in 1965?

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

10. What caused Great Society programs to fail in the mid-1960s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson campaign for President in 1964 "went exactly as planned." What made this campaign so successful? How was he perceived by the American public as he stumped for votes? What issues and promises did he run on?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did Johnson's grandfather provide him with a source of unconditional love? What did Johnson like about visiting him on a daily basis? Did his grandfather act as an important role model in his life? How so?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Johnson call Robert Kennedy "his worst nightmare"? What criticism was Kennedy making about Johnson's war policy? What did Johnson think about Kennedy's popularity in the 1968 Democratic primaries?

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