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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?
(a) During the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(b) In the 1960 campaign.
(c) When he first entered politics.
(d) In his race for Senate.

2. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?
(a) They were going to continue the country's prosperity.
(b) They were going to conquer the Russians.
(c) They were going to get the country moving again.
(d) They were going to institute a new era of peace.

3. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?
(a) The Palace Guard.
(b) The merchants.
(c) The southern part of the country.
(d) The people.

4. Why did the Americans back down on demands for reform in Vietnam in 1962, in Halberstam's account?
(a) Diem could not afford reforms.
(b) Reforms had already been accomplished.
(c) Diem had begun to renege on his promises.
(d) They lost confidence that reforms could be implemented.

5. How does Halberstam say McNamara learned about the affairs in Vietnam?
(a) By seeing for himself.
(b) By talking to people.
(c) By reading reports.
(d) By conducting academic studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers had the U.S. sent to Vietnam in its first commitment of troops?

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

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

4. What pressure does Halberstam say the events of September and October of 1963 relieved for Kennedy?

5. Why does Halberstam say that September and October of 1963 were good for the Kennedy administration?

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