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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 was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?
(a) It did not have real-world experience.
(b) There were too many crises at once.
(c) It was grounded in academic theory.
(d) It was not backed with muscular diplomacy.

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

3. Where does Halberstam say McNamara found people to work under him as Secretary of Defense?
(a) England.
(b) The auto industry.
(c) Academia.
(d) Boeing.

4. What issue did Joseph McCarthy use to energize voters?
(a) Communism conspiracies.
(b) Arms reduction.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Tax cuts.

5. Who does Halberstam say was especially vocal in calling for a change in U.S. Vietnam policy?
(a) General Westmoreland.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Halberstam say conditions were like in South Vietnam by the end of 1964?

3. What did Johnson say he needed before they could move against the North?

4. Where was the war going well, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem, according to Halberstam?

5. What does Halberstam say Americans were united about in the early 1960s?

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