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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What committee had Kennedy served on in the Senate?
(a) Banking and Finance Committee.
(b) Foreign Relations Committee.
(c) Military Affairs Committee.
(d) Judiciary Committee.

3. What mistake had the Kennedy administration made in the Bay of Pigs invasion?
(a) They had not checked the weather for the invasion.
(b) They had underestimated the logistical difficulties of a landing.
(c) They had not supplied enough men and material.
(d) They had not seen that the Cuban people were not opposed to Castro.

4. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt about his interview with Kennedy for the Secretary of State job?
(a) Not well.
(b) Superbly.
(c) He felt he had not been articulate enough.
(d) He did not know whether he could serve under Kennedy.

5. What did Chester Bowles think was the most important issue to confront?
(a) Military expansion.
(b) Race issues.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Budget cuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of Defense?

2. What position did the Kennedy administration take with regard to nuclear disarmament?

3. Whom did Kennedy want to act as Secretary of State?

4. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?

5. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to McGeorge Bundy?

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