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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 does Halberstam say was going to cause the realities of the war to be made public?
(a) The media.
(b) The process of paying for the war.
(c) Leaks from inside the government.
(d) Passage of the Freedom of Information Act.

2. What does Halberstam say the military had been telling President Johnson when he sent an investigative team to Vietnam?
(a) They had been telling him to withdraw.
(b) They had been telling him to bomb.
(c) They had been telling him to send more troops.
(d) They had been telling him that conditions were improving.

3. How does Halberstam say the U.S. spun the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
(a) They said that the use of napalm was necessary now.
(b) They said that the U.S. plane was in international airspace.
(c) They said that the offensive was completely unexpected.
(d) They said that the U.S. ship had been attacked.

4. What was McNamara beginning to suspect in Vietnam?
(a) The accuracy of bleak military reports.
(b) The capacity for victory in a guerilla war.
(c) Diem's trustworthiness.
(d) The patience of the American electorate.

5. The war continued until which President took office?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Ford.
(c) Carter.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?

2. What does Halberstam say General Westmoreland was projecting after 1965?

3. Who does Halberstam say eventually took on the role of setting the tone for Vietnam policy?

4. What plan was the U.S. government preparing for by the end of 1964?

5. What strategy does Halberstam say evolved out of the struggle over troop strength?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Halberstam say became clear to the American government after Diem's death?

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

5. What was Rolling Thunder and what was its purpose?

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 does Halberstam say McNamara found in Vietnam when the Johnson administration took over?

10. What was President Johnson's position with regard to bombing?

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