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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kennedy ask Chester Bowles for advice on?
(a) Foreign policy.
(b) Budget cuts.
(c) Campaigning.
(d) Military analysis.

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

3. What was Kennedy's position on the Cold War policies of his predecessors?
(a) He did not want to follow them.
(b) He was going to improve on them.
(c) He was going to continue them.
(d) He was going to end them.

4. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He was in financial trouble.
(b) He was newly a father.
(c) He had health problems.
(d) He did not like Kennedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What had Robert Lovett been before entering government?

3. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?

4. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to David Bruce?

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

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