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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. In June 1965, what was Johnson insisting upon about America's involvement in Vietnam?
2. What did Johnson want most from his advisers in "Under Siege in the White House"?
3. Why did Johnson avoid meetings with the National Security Council in "Under Siege in the White House"?
4. What did Johnson decide to do on March 31, 1968?
5. What did Johnson believe he could avoid if he kept the war contained through bombing strikes?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?
2. What was the Tet offensive and how did it affect Johnson?
3. What reasons did Johnson give Robert Kennedy for not choosing Kennedy to be on the presidential ticket with him?
4. How did Johnson respond when Robert Kennedy entered the Democratic Presidential primaries in 1967?
5. What did Johnson say was the reason he could not let the Communists take over the South Vietnam?
6. Why did Johnson decide not to seek reelection for the Presidency?
7. What caused Great Society programs to fail in the mid-1960s?
8. Who was Eugene McCarthy?
9. How did Johnson first define the term "Great Society"?
10. How did Johnson follow through on getting Kennedy's civil rights legislation passed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Johnson call Robert Kennedy "his worst nightmare"? What criticism was Kennedy making about Johnson's war policy? What did Johnson think about Kennedy's popularity in the 1968 Democratic primaries?
Essay Topic 2
What challenges did Johnson face as Vice President? Was he comfortable in the Kennedy Administration? Why?
Essay Topic 3
What two events made Johnson decide to withdraw his candidacy for re-election? When did he announce his withdrawal to the American people? What did he hope to achieve by withdrawing?
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