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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. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize a march in 1965?

2. What did President Nixon do to Johnson's Great Society programs?

3. Where is the Mekong river?

4. What did the elder statesman Averell Harriman observe about Johnson in the beginning of "Vietnam"?

5. What did the North Vietnamese do during the Tet offensive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Johnson think the media was sabotaging him?

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

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

10. What was Johnson's approach to dealing with the media as President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Johnson insulated himself in the White House in the late 1960s and refused to debate openly about issues. Who did he surround himself with? What effect did this have on his understanding of public views and his own re-election for President? Be specific by using textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Johnson's work ethic throughout his life. How did he always choose to learn as much as he could about a job? How did he push himself and make others work harder?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Johnson come to be termed a liar in his handling of the Vietnam war? Why was he secretive with Congress and the American public? How did that secrecy become his undoing in the end?

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