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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. How does Halberstam say Kennedy was feeling about the war at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Dispirited.

2. What does Halberstam say was decided at the April 20, 1965 meeting in Honolulu?
(a) The military refused to provide reports from field commanders.
(b) The military agreed to increased troop usage.
(c) The military reduced troop levels.
(d) The military shifted to search-and-destroy missions exclusively.

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

4. What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin as a part of 34A?
(a) An American plane was shot down by Russian Migs.
(b) An American ship was torpedoed.
(c) An American ship sunk a North Vietnamese PT boat.
(d) The VIetcong launched missiles at an American plane.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Halberstam say eventually took on the role of setting the tone for Vietnam policy?

2. What feeling does Halberstam say Americans were feeling as the war went on and on?

3. What does Halberstam say was the outcome of the report on the bombing attacks?

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

5. Who does Halberstam say was making the case for bombing after the 1964 election?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was President Johnson's position regarding Vietnam in the early days of his presidency?

3. What were the questions people were asking on the issue of bombing the North?

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

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

6. What does Halberstam say became clear to the American government after Diem's death?

7. Describe what Halberstam calls 'the Bundy trip' to Vietnam.

8. What does Halberstam say McNamara found in Vietnam when the Johnson administration took over?

9. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor said were the three issues confronting the U.S. in its Vietnam planning?

10. What was Dean Rusk's role in Vietnam after Kennedy's assassination?

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