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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 state does Halberstam say the Vietcong were in when Kennedy sent the fact-finding mission in 1961?
(a) They were fragmented and plagued with in-fighting.
(b) They were committed and had good leadership.
(c) They were using guerilla tactics ineffectively.
(d) They had opposition in the civilian populace.

2. Why hadn't Roosevelt stopped the French from returning to Indochina after the war, in Halberstam's account?
(a) He could not get a censure from the United Nations.
(b) He needed France for its support of American monetary policy.
(c) There was no post-war plan to prevent them.
(d) He did not have the authority to.

3. What plan was the U.S. government preparing for by the end of 1964?
(a) Have the South take military action against the North.
(b) Have Cambodia and Laos intervene.
(c) Strike directly against China.
(d) Bring in a coalition of forces against the Vietcong.

4. When did Khanh overthrow the generals in Vietnam?
(a) February, 1964.
(b) December, 1964.
(c) April, 1965.
(d) December, 1963.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What measures does Halberstam say Washington, D.C. took when the soldiers dissented over conditions?

2. What does Halberstam say the administration had led the American people to believe about the war?

3. Why didn't Kennedy formulate a China policy, in Halberstam's account?

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

5. What does Halberstam say affected the American attitude toward the war?

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