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

2. What does Halberstam say the administration had led the American people to believe about the war?
(a) That American air power would win the war quickly.
(b) That the war would pay for itself.
(c) That it would not be a large war.
(d) That international consensus would build in support of America's actions.

3. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?
(a) As a war against Communism.
(b) As a gift to Asian allies.
(c) As a boon to the military contractors.
(d) As a diversion from domestic problems.

4. Where does Halberstam say McNamara found people to work under him as Secretary of Defense?
(a) England.
(b) The auto industry.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Academia.

5. What evidence does Halberstam say the President was presented with to make the case for bombing?
(a) U.S. soldiers' casualty rates.
(b) Test results from the bomb manufacturers.
(c) Jobs reports in districts where bombs were manufactured.
(d) U.S. soldiers' atrocities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Halberstam give for the deterioration of the mood in America?

2. Whom had Eleanor Roosevelt wanted Kennedy to appoint as Secretary of State?

3. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?

4. What did the Kennedy administration represent to America?

5. When did the Spring offensive start in Vietnam?

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