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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. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Spring Offensive?
(a) General Westmoreland raised troop levels to 200,000.
(b) The military employed more bombers.
(c) General Harkin withdrew from his post.
(d) American troop levels were reduced to 20,000.

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

3. What problem does Halberstam say McNamara discovered in Vietnam?
(a) The war effort was hampered by corruption and inefficient military support.
(b) That America's allies in the region were opposed to further involvement.
(c) The government was unpopular and the U.S. mission was not clear.
(d) The government wasn't working out and the Vietcong were gaining strength.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say General Westmoreland was projecting after 1965?

2. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?

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

4. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor discovered was true about Khanh?

5. How does Halberstam say Johnson conducted planning for the Vietnam war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the public story of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and what was the truth?

2. What does Halberstam say the effect of the Vietnam war on the American people was?

3. Who expressed doubt about the Vietnam war, and what happened to their opposition?

4. What does Halberstam say began to change in early 1964?

5. What were the alternatives the staff in Vietnam laid out for Maxwell Taylor when he visited Vietnam in the fall of 1964?

6. What was President Johnson's position with regard to bombing?

7. What does Halberstam say was Johnson's approach to paying for the war?

8. What does Halberstam say happened when Westmoreland assumed control?

9. What was the result of the Spring Offensive?

10. What happened to Diem and Nhu during the coup?

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