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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kennedy represent to Eleanor Roosevelt's followers?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Old guard.
(c) The new breed.
(d) Foreigners.

2. Which problem did NOT arise for the Kennedy administration during 1961?
(a) Escalation of problems in Laos.
(b) Arms race.
(c) Financial crisis.
(d) Bay of Pigs invasion.

3. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?
(a) The U.S. sought out diplomatic solutions.
(b) The U.S. took pre-emptive action against Communism.
(c) The U.S. took an aggressive stance toward Communism.
(d) The U.S. strengthened trade ties in Europe.

4. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to J. William Fulbright?
(a) Fublright was too young and inexperienced.
(b) Fulbright was too old and conservative.
(c) Fulbright had some unresolved scandals in his past.
(d) Fulbright did not have the support of Negroes or Jews.

5. Why didn't Kennedy formulate a China policy, in Halberstam's account?
(a) China was experiencing a revolution.
(b) China was not a high priority.
(c) He didn't have time.
(d) His China advisor had not been confirmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?

2. What did Kennedy ask Chester Bowles for advice on?

3. Where did the first confrontation take place in Indochina?

4. What did the Kennedy administration represent to America?

5. What position did the Kennedy administration take with regard to nuclear disarmament?

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