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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the state of tensions within the White House as involvement in Vietnam escalated?
(a) There were many disagreements.
(b) Long and open debates brought new ideas to the policies.
(c) Anyone who disagreed with Kennedy was removed.
(d) Aides gathered around Kennedy's will.

2. What was the logic behind the U.S.'s actions after the 1961 fact-finding mission?
(a) Wait for the Vietnamese elections.
(b) A show of force would intimidate the Vietcong.
(c) Further delay would defuse the situation.
(d) Inaction would allow trade to develop.

3. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?
(a) Withdraw troops from the South.
(b) Seek peace talks.
(c) Launch the Gulf of Tonkin attacks.
(d) Send more Vietcong down the trails.

4. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?
(a) Someone who had a strong intuition.
(b) Someone who had not made many mistakes or offended too many people.
(c) Someone who had learned from his mistakes and had diplomatic experience.
(d) Someone who didn't look back at bad decisions, but plowed ahead.

5. How big a margin did Kennedy win the presidency by?
(a) 100,000 votes.
(b) 500,000 votes.
(c) 1.5 million votes.
(d) 1,000,000 votes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Halberstam say the Vietcong were in when Kennedy sent the fact-finding mission in 1961?

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

3. How does Halberstam say the U.S. spun the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

4. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?

5. Who opposed the fact-finding trip to Vietnam in early 1965?

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