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

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

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

4. When Kennedy did not authorize more troops, what does Halberstam say he told the Pentagon?
(a) To develop an exit strategy.
(b) To develop plans to expand the war to Cambodia.
(c) To plan to redeploy combat troops.
(d) To prepare a larger engagement.

5. On which issue does Halberstam say the military lost its battle with the White House?
(a) The commitment of troops.
(b) The use of napalm.
(c) Bombing in the north.
(d) The use of jets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?

2. What was the logic behind the U.S.'s actions after the 1961 fact-finding mission?

3. What events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?

4. Why was Chester Bowles assigned to a different position?

5. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?

(see the answer key)

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