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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 did Lyndon Johnson want to be remembered, in Halberstam's account?
(a) As a force for peace.
(b) As an expert.
(c) As a diplomat.
(d) As an achiever.

2. What does Halberstam say happened when control shifted out of Taylor's hands in March and April 1965?
(a) Reports began to describe American troops' atrocities.
(b) Reports began to be issued with greater frequency.
(c) Reports began to be closer to actual realities.
(d) Reports began to reduce estimations of Vietcong troop strength.

3. What plan was the U.S. government preparing for by the end of 1964?
(a) Have the South take military action against the North.
(b) Have Cambodia and Laos intervene.
(c) Bring in a coalition of forces against the Vietcong.
(d) Strike directly against China.

4. Why does Halberstam say that September and October of 1963 were good for the Kennedy administration?
(a) The military made progress in the Mekong Delta.
(b) Averell Harriman made progress on the test ban treaty.
(c) The administration was prepared to pick up seats in special elections.
(d) There was accord on civil rights issues.

5. What does Halberstam say happened to Diem and Nhu after they fled?
(a) They were granted haven in Japan.
(b) They were captured and killed.
(c) They reached America and settled there.
(d) They returned to power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?

2. What does Halberstam say was the conclusion of the study that analyzed the results of a bombing attack against the north?

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

4. Who was it who authorized a paper that would rationalize an exit from Vietnam?

5. When did the Spring offensive start in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was interested in overthrowing Diem?

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

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

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

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

6. What did the Johnson administration tell America as it committed more troops to Vietnam?

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

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

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

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

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