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

2. When did the Spring offensive start in Vietnam?
(a) April 1964.
(b) June 1966.
(c) March 1963.
(d) May 1965.

3. Who was the only administration insider arguing against escalation?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) George Ball.

4. What does Halberstam say became clear by the time Rolling Thunder had been in effect for six weeks?
(a) That Rolling Thunder was breaking the Vietcong supply routes.
(b) That Rolling Thunder was not breaking the North's resistance.
(c) That it was only a matter of time until Hanoi capitulated.
(d) That Rolling Thunder was not going to make Hanoi capitulate.

5. What was McNamara beginning to suspect in Vietnam?
(a) The accuracy of bleak military reports.
(b) The patience of the American electorate.
(c) Diem's trustworthiness.
(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. The war continued until which President took office?

3. What does Halberstam say the Kennedy administration found out after the coup?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the reality of the war become public information?

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

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

4. What issues were discussed as there started to be struggles over Vietnam strategy in mid-1965?

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

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

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

8. What was the result of the Spring Offensive?

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

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

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