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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 events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?
(a) The revolution in Cuba.
(b) The agitation of labor unions in America and Europe.
(c) The escalation of the Cold War and the fall of China.
(d) The tension over civil rights in America.

2. Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem?
(a) In the Mekong Delta.
(b) In Quang Nam.
(c) Around Saigon.
(d) In Pleiku.

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

4. What problem does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor had in Vietnam?
(a) Taylor could not understand how the Vietcong withstood the bombings.
(b) Taylor could not get honest reporting.
(c) Taylor could not control things like he had elsewhere.
(d) Taylor could not convince his superiors that conditions were bad.

5. How many soldiers had the U.S. sent to Vietnam in its first commitment of troops?
(a) 20,000 troops.
(b) 100,000 troops.
(c) 8 military advisers.
(d) 400 Special forces and 3,000 troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?

2. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor discovered was true about Khanh?

3. How does Halberstam say McNamara learned about the affairs in Vietnam?

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

5. Whose theories had been used as the basis for expanded militarization in the late 1940s?

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