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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. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?
(a) The people.
(b) The southern part of the country.
(c) The merchants.
(d) The Palace Guard.

2. 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.

3. Who does Halberstam say was making the case for bombing after the 1964 election?
(a) Harriman.
(b) Harkin.
(c) McNamara.
(d) Bundy.

4. What does Halberstam say the administration had led the American people to believe about the war?
(a) That American air power would win the war quickly.
(b) That it would not be a large war.
(c) That international consensus would build in support of America's actions.
(d) That the war would pay for itself.

5. What was McNamara beginning to suspect in Vietnam?
(a) The patience of the American electorate.
(b) Diem's trustworthiness.
(c) The accuracy of bleak military reports.
(d) The capacity for victory in a guerilla war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tipped off Senator Wayne Morse about the real situation of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

2. What does Halberstam say was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the U.S. government?

3. Who does Halberstam say set the tone for Vietnam policy for the beginning of the Johnson administration?

4. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?

5. What does Halberstam say was decided at the April 20, 1965 meeting in Honolulu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened during the second Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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

5. What was the result of the first direct confrontation with Vietcong and American troops?

6. Who was interested in overthrowing Diem?

7. What was the result of the Spring Offensive?

8. What program did Maxwell Taylor call for in the paper he wrote on his way back from Vietnam?

9. What was the military's position on bombing North Vietnam?

10. What happened during the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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