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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of problem does Halberstam say the cost of the war caused for the Johnson administration?
(a) Disclosure problems.
(b) Moral problems.
(c) Public relations problems.
(d) Budget problems.

2. What does Halberstam say Americans were disunited about in the early 1960s?
(a) How to go about fighting Communism.
(b) How to reduce nuclear weapons.
(c) How to balance the budget.
(d) How to establish peace.

3. What does Halberstam say Kennedy had done in response to the meeting with Russians in Vienna?
(a) He increased troop strength in Berlin.
(b) He sent an advisory committee to Vietnam.
(c) He removed troops from Poland.
(d) He reduced America's nuclear arsenal.

4. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He always felt like an outsider.
(b) He felt like a new kid without enough respect.
(c) He felt like the smartest of the bunch.
(d) He felt like the spokesman of the party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Ho Chi Minh's communism associations been known to the U.S., in Halberstam's account?

2. What made McGeorge Bundy an effective administrator?

3. What plan was the U.S. government preparing for by the end of 1964?

4. What does Halberstam say conditions were like in South Vietnam by the end of 1964?

5. When did the Spring offensive start in Vietnam?

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