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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Halberstam say happened that strained the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?
(a) The Buddhists instigated confrontations with the army.
(b) The Buddhists martyred themselves in opposition to the government.
(c) The government seized land and temples from the Buddhists.
(d) The government raided the pagodas and blamed it on the army.

2. What does Halberstam say Americans were disunited about in the early 1960s?
(a) How to balance the budget.
(b) How to go about fighting Communism.
(c) How to establish peace.
(d) How to reduce nuclear weapons.

3. When did the problem with the Buddhist monks begin?
(a) March 1961.
(b) April 1962.
(c) May 1963.
(d) November 1962.

4. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?
(a) Pour as many resources as necessary into Vietnam.
(b) Expand the pacification program.
(c) Limit bombing but increase troops on the ground.
(d) Restrict operations to bombing missions.

5. What did Johnson say he needed before they could move against the North?
(a) Success in the Mekong delta.
(b) Bipartisan support.
(c) Success around Saigon.
(d) A stable government in the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had McNamara done by the time he took over as Secretary of Defense?

2. Who was the only administration insider arguing against escalation?

3. Where does Halberstam say McNamara found people to work under him as Secretary of Defense?

4. What does Halberstam say McNamara learned that he had to do in order to argue against nuclear weapons?

5. What does Halberstam say happened that threatened the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?

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