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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On which issue does Halberstam say Kennedy compromised with the military?
(a) The use of jets.
(b) The use of napalm.
(c) Bombing in the north.
(d) Free fire zones.

3. Why hadn't Roosevelt stopped the French from returning to Indochina after the war, in Halberstam's account?
(a) He did not have the authority to.
(b) He needed France for its support of American monetary policy.
(c) There was no post-war plan to prevent them.
(d) He could not get a censure from the United Nations.

4. What was the recommendation that came out of the fact-finding mission of 1961?
(a) That the U.S. send 8,000 troops.
(b) That the U.S. commit military advisers.
(c) That the U.S. commit 20,000 troops.
(d) That the U.S. send 100,000 troops.

5. 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. strengthened trade ties in Europe.
(c) The U.S. took an aggressive stance toward Communism.
(d) The U.S. took pre-emptive action against Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the first confrontation take place in Indochina?

2. Which situation had the biggest effect on the Kennedy administration in 1961?

3. On which issue does Halberstam say the military lost its battle with the White House?

4. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?

5. What mistake had the Kennedy administration made in the Bay of Pigs invasion?

(see the answer key)

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