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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did the Kennedy administration take with regard to nuclear disarmament?
(a) Kennedy wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons altogether.
(b) Kennedy wanted to show Kruschev that he was tough.
(c) Kennedy wanted to make sure that the U.S. and Russia had comparable arsenals.
(d) Kennedy wanted to reduce the number of nuclear weapons to a reasonable number.

2. What measures does Halberstam say Washington, D.C. took when the soldiers dissented over conditions?
(a) They arrested any soldiers who spoke against the government.
(b) They repressed the dissent.
(c) They held town hall meeting where soldiers could air their views.
(d) They held Congressional hearings.

3. Who was named commander of American forces in Vietnam in June 1964?
(a) General Harkins.
(b) General William C. Westmoreland.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) Averell Harriman.

4. What issue did Joseph McCarthy use to energize voters?
(a) Arms reduction.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Tax cuts.
(d) Communism conspiracies.

5. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?
(a) Treaties with China and Russia.
(b) A reorganization of the military.
(c) Changes to Medicare.
(d) The Marshall plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who oversaw domestic operations of the operation code named 34A?

2. What does Halberstam say McNamara had done while he was at Ford?

3. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?

4. How big a margin did Kennedy win the presidency by?

5. What does Halberstam say the Kennedy administration found out after the coup?

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