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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?
(a) Expand the pacification program.
(b) Limit bombing but increase troops on the ground.
(c) Restrict operations to bombing missions.
(d) Pour as many resources as necessary into Vietnam.

2. Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem?
(a) In the Mekong Delta.
(b) Around Saigon.
(c) In Pleiku.
(d) In Quang Nam.

3. What had happened to reduce the Communism threat by the time McNamara took over as Secretary of Defense?
(a) Cuba had instituted its own version of Communism.
(b) Russia and China had split.
(c) McCarthy had purged Communists from American politics.
(d) Communism had failed in North Korea.

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

5. What had McNamara done by the time he took over as Secretary of Defense?
(a) Consulted with Kennedy about his goals and methods.
(b) Instituted successful reforms at Ford.
(c) Studied and identified the problems at the Pentagon.
(d) Reviewed American foreign policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say marked the end of the generals' faith in Diem?

2. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?

3. What does Halberstam say McNamara learned that he had to do in order to argue against nuclear weapons?

4. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?

5. What does Halberstam say conditions were like in South Vietnam by the end of 1964?

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