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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which issue does Halberstam say the military lost its battle with the White House?
(a) The use of napalm.
(b) The use of jets.
(c) Bombing in the north.
(d) The commitment of troops.

2. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He felt like a teacher among his students.
(b) He felt like a socialist among capitalists.
(c) He felt like a relic of previous administrations.
(d) He felt like a midwesterner among East-coast men.

3. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Undersecretary of State.
(c) Secretary of the Interior.
(d) Secretary of State.

4. Whose input did the French and Americans ignore about Vietnam, in Halberstam's account?
(a) Diplomats.
(b) Military advisers.
(c) Lower-level officers.
(d) Generals.

5. Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem?
(a) In Pleiku.
(b) Around Saigon.
(c) In Quang Nam.
(d) In the Mekong Delta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many troops were in Vietnam when Kennedy was assassinated?

2. What did Chester Bowles think was the most important issue to confront?

3. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?

4. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?

5. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the fall of China and the Cold War affect the Kennedy administration?

2. Who was McGeorge Bundy, and what was his role in the Kennedy administration?

3. Describe Vietnam's problems with the Buddhist monks.

4. What did Kennedy's representatives report back after their 1961 fact-finding mission?

5. How did the meeting between Lovett and Kennedy play in the press?

6. Who was Frederick Nolting, and what was his role in Vietnam?

7. Why did Diem and the U.S. end up working together?

8. Who was Dean Rusk, and what was his role and place in the Kennedy administration?

9. What kind of reports does Halberstam say the U.S. got from Vietnam?

10. What was the Kennedy administration's image with the American people?

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