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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strategy does Halberstam say evolved out of the struggle over troop strength?
(a) A search-and-destroy strategy.
(b) The bombing campaign.
(c) Bombing of Cambodia.
(d) The use of napalm.

2. In what way does Halberstam say that Lyndon Johnson resembled Kennedy in his management style?
(a) Johnson trusted the military's reports.
(b) Johnson sought out expert opinions beyond his cabinet.
(c) Johnson did not seek a wide variety of opinions.
(d) Johnson used a cabinet of enemies.

3. What does Halberstam say the Kennedy administration found out after the coup?
(a) The Buddhists were attracting dissidents in opposition to the government.
(b) The Vietnamese government did not have control of the Delta.
(c) The government did not know what was going on in the war.
(d) The Vietnamese government did not have its people's support.

4. What does Halberstam say was the result of Johnson's method of planning for the war?
(a) He never raised taxes to pay for the war.
(b) He was compelled to water down his plans to accommodate his advisers' pet projects.
(c) He missed opportunities to let his generals take actions that might have been decisive.
(d) He often took the most effective actions.

5. Why did President Johnson authorize bombing attacks on North Vietnam, in Halberstam's account?
(a) He believed that if Vietnam went Communist, the rest of the region would turn Communist as well.
(b) He thought that breaking Vietcong resistance would create trade opportunities for American companies.
(c) He thought that bombing was a final resort, and after it failed, he could strategically withdraw.
(d) He thought that an overwhelming display of force would convince other nations in the region to accept American influence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Khanh overthrow the generals in Vietnam?

2. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?

3. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor discovered was true about Khanh?

4. The war continued until which President took office?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

2. What did the Johnson administration tell America as it committed more troops to Vietnam?

3. What does Halberstam say happened when Westmoreland assumed control?

4. What were the questions people were asking on the issue of bombing the North?

5. What happened to Diem and Nhu during the coup?

6. What does Halberstam say was Johnson's approach to paying for the war?

7. What was Dean Rusk's role in Vietnam after Kennedy's assassination?

8. What does Halberstam say the effect of the Vietnam war on the American people was?

9. What issues were discussed as there started to be struggles over Vietnam strategy in mid-1965?

10. What was President Johnson's position regarding Vietnam in the early days of his presidency?

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