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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why hadn't Roosevelt stopped the French from returning to Indochina after the war, in Halberstam's account?
2. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?
3. What does Halberstam say happened that threatened the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?
4. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?
5. What was the logic behind the U.S.'s actions after the 1961 fact-finding mission?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Robert McNamara and what was his role in the formation of Vietnam policy?
2. Describe the atmosphere in America when Kennedy took office.
3. Why did Diem and the U.S. end up working together?
4. What does Halberstam say was Robert McNamara's background before becoming Secretary of Defense?
5. How did the situation in Vietnam unfold?
6. What did Kennedy's representatives report back after their 1961 fact-finding mission?
7. Who was Dean Rusk, and what was his role and place in the Kennedy administration?
8. Describe U.S. engagements in Vietnam in the 1950s.
9. What three plans does Halberstam say the U.S. was considering in Vietnam in 1961?
10. Who was Chester Bowles, and what did Kennedy get by tapping Bowles to be an adviser?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did American support influence Diem and Khanh? Did it make them more or less legitimate in the eyes of the Vietnamese? If there were problems caused by overt American support, say also what roles were played by Vietnamese society and by the personalities of Diem and Khanh.
Essay Topic 2
What kind of administrative or bureaucratic changes could have helped the war effort in Vietnam? Specifically, how could U.S. commanders have ensured that accurate information flowed unimpeded from troops and analysts in Vietnam to military planners in the U.S.? What factors in the military or political establishment created this problem?
Essay Topic 3
What must McGeorge Bundy or Robert McNamara or President Johnson have thought about the Vietnam war? Write a journal entry as if you were them.
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