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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose theories had been used as the basis for expanded militarization in the late 1940s?
(a) McGeorge Bundy's.
(b) Chester Bowles'.
(c) Robert McNamara's.
(d) George Kennan's.

2. What had happened to reduce the Communism threat by the time McNamara took over as Secretary of Defense?
(a) Russia and China had split.
(b) Communism had failed in North Korea.
(c) McCarthy had purged Communists from American politics.
(d) Cuba had instituted its own version of Communism.

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

4. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?
(a) The New York Blisses.
(b) The Rockefellers.
(c) The Roosevelts.
(d) The New England Lowells.

5. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?
(a) The U.S. took an aggressive stance toward Communism.
(b) The U.S. sought out diplomatic solutions.
(c) The U.S. strengthened trade ties in Europe.
(d) The U.S. took pre-emptive action against Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?

2. When Kennedy did not authorize more troops, what does Halberstam say he told the Pentagon?

3. How long had Ho Chi Minh's communism associations been known to the U.S., in Halberstam's account?

4. What was Kennedy's relationship with the press during his presidential campaign?

5. When did the problem with the Buddhist monks begin?

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