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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Halberstam say General Westmoreland was asking President Johnson for, now that he was in control of Vietnam?
(a) More fighter jets.
(b) More time.
(c) More combat troops.
(d) More bombers.

2. Who does Halberstam say eventually took on the role of setting the tone for Vietnam policy?
(a) Rusk.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Bundy.
(d) Harriman.

3. Who does Halberstam say was especially vocal in calling for a change in U.S. Vietnam policy?
(a) Maxwell Taylor.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

4. When did McNamara say the U.S. would be out of Vietnam, when he visited the country?
(a) By 1970.
(b) By the beginning of 1966.
(c) By the end of 1965.
(d) By the end of 1968.

5. In what way does Halberstam say that Lyndon Johnson resembled Kennedy in his management style?
(a) Johnson sought out expert opinions beyond his cabinet.
(b) Johnson used a cabinet of enemies.
(c) Johnson trusted the military's reports.
(d) Johnson did not seek a wide variety of opinions.

6. What does Halberstam say was the conclusion of the study that analyzed the results of a bombing attack against the north?
(a) The report concluded that bombing would strengthen the North by building opposition to the Americans.
(b) The report concluded that bombing would break the Vietcong's supply routes, and end resistance.
(c) The report concluded that bombing would deter any further guerilla-style attacks against the South.
(d) The report concluded that bombing would overwhelm the people, and drain support for further attacks.

7. What does Halberstam say was going to cause the realities of the war to be made public?
(a) The media.
(b) The process of paying for the war.
(c) Leaks from inside the government.
(d) Passage of the Freedom of Information Act.

8. What did the U.S. embassy offer to Diem and Nhu when the coup began?
(a) Retribution against their enemies.
(b) Protection against their enemies.
(c) Safe conduct out of the country.
(d) Return to power.

9. When does Halberstam say the Johnson administration realized that Bundy was necessary to their planning?
(a) When McNamara's plans were ineffectual.
(b) When they had a hard time while he was on vacation.
(c) When Diem was overthrown, as Bundy had predicted he would be.
(d) When Taylor's theories were proven wrong.

10. Who traveled to Vietnam after the 1965 inauguration?
(a) McNamara, Ball and Harriman.
(b) Taylor, Ball and Bundy.
(c) Bundy, McNamara and Rusk.
(d) Westmoreland, Harriman and Rusk.

11. What does Halberstam say was the result of Johnson's method of planning for the war?
(a) He was compelled to water down his plans to accommodate his advisers' pet projects.
(b) He missed opportunities to let his generals take actions that might have been decisive.
(c) He often took the most effective actions.
(d) He never raised taxes to pay for the war.

12. Whose staff does Halberstam say outlined three responses to the American bombing campaign?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) General Harkin.
(d) Maxwell Taylor.

13. What evidence does Halberstam give for the deterioration of the mood in America?
(a) Confrontational anti-war protests.
(b) Budget fights in the Senate.
(c) Seats being lost in mid-term elections.
(d) Civil rights protests.

14. What does Halberstam say happened to Diem and Nhu after they fled?
(a) They reached America and settled there.
(b) They were captured and killed.
(c) They were granted haven in Japan.
(d) They returned to power.

15. How did Lyndon Johnson want to be remembered, in Halberstam's account?
(a) As an achiever.
(b) As a diplomat.
(c) As a force for peace.
(d) As an expert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Halberstam say evolved out of the struggle over troop strength?

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

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

4. What stance does Halberstam say the administration took as the public sentiment deteriorated?

5. How was the situation changing in South Vietnam in early 1965?

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