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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. Why did Johnson avoid meetings with the National Security Council in "Under Siege in the White House"?

2. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?

3. Who did Johnson choose to be his Vice President in the 1964 Presidential election?

4. How many points did Johnson's approval rating drop between 1966 and 1968?

5. Who was inaugurated on January 20, 1969?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Johnson say was the reason he could not let the Communists take over the South Vietnam?

4. How did Johnson feel about Richard Nixon cutting his Great Society programs?

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

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

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

8. What were some of the events that took place as the peace movement got underway in 1968?

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

10. How did Johnson respond when Robert Kennedy entered the Democratic Presidential primaries in 1967?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the dreams that haunted Johnson during his Presidential years. What do they reveal about his fears and insecurities as a leader? How do these dreams connect to his childhood fears? Provide specific examples to explain your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

When Johnson first met Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor, what impressed him the most about her personality? How did he go about persuading her to marry him? Why did he believe she would make a good partner for him?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Johnson's first campaign for President in 1960. What erroneous assumption did he make that resulted in his failed bid? Why was John F. Kennedy's campaign more effective?

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