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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. How does Halberstam say the U.S. spun the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
(a) They said that the U.S. ship had been attacked.
(b) They said that the offensive was completely unexpected.
(c) They said that the use of napalm was necessary now.
(d) They said that the U.S. plane was in international airspace.

2. When does Halberstam say the President's thinking about bombing began to change?
(a) After the Vietcong attack on Qui Nhon.
(b) After the 1964 elections.
(c) After the media began to carry explicit photos from the front.
(d) After he realized that Khanh was not an effective leader.

3. Whose theories had been used as the basis for expanded militarization in the late 1940s?
(a) Robert McNamara's.
(b) McGeorge Bundy's.
(c) Chester Bowles'.
(d) George Kennan's.

4. What does Halberstam say was the Joint Chiefs of Staff's perception of the problem in Vietnam?
(a) They thought it was a military problem.
(b) They thought it could be resolved diplomatically.
(c) They thought it could be solved by bombing.
(d) They were planning to solve it with a coup.

5. What does Halberstam say was the outcome of the report on the bombing attacks?
(a) The report was ignored, although it delayed the bombings.
(b) The report resulted in the withdrawal of American combat troops.
(c) The report led to sanctions against the American military.
(d) The report resulted justifiying sending more troops and bombers to Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the fact-finding mission discover at about the time of the problem with the Buddhist monks?

2. Who was in charge of the operation code named 34A?

3. When did the problem with the Buddhist monks begin?

4. Who did President Johnson send to Vietnam to investigate the situation there?

5. What policy did Rostow support in Vietnam?

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