The Best and the Brightest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Best and the Brightest Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?

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

3. Whom did Kennedy ask to be Secretary of State instead of Adlai Stevenson?

4. What was Kennedy's position on the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Halberstam say Chester Bowles' popularity faded?

2. What did Kennedy's representatives report back after their 1961 fact-finding mission?

3. Who was Robert A. Lovett, and what does Halberstam say he signified for Kennedy?

4. Who was Kennedy, and how did he become well known?

5. Describe U.S. engagements in Vietnam in the 1950s.

6. Who was Chester Bowles, and what did Kennedy get by tapping Bowles to be an adviser?

7. Who was Frederick Nolting, and what was his role in Vietnam?

8. How did the situation in Vietnam unfold?

9. What did Lovett and Kennedy discuss during their meeting?

10. What does Halberstam say was Robert McNamara's background before becoming Secretary of Defense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was it necessary for opponents of the war to be marginalized within the American government? Describe the organizational and bureaucratic rules and pressures that were used to effectively silence or transfer officials who spoke out against the war. Was this required, for efficient planning, or did the transfers constitute repression?

Essay Topic 2

Using evidence from Halberstam's text, describe how the Vietnam War affected America's relationship with the community of nations--particularly China and Russia, its Communist foes. What did the Vietnam war do for American interests abroad? How did it affect America's reputation and image?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of administrative or bureaucratic changes could have helped the war effort in Vietnam? Specifically, how could U.S. commanders have ensured that accurate information flowed unimpeded from troops and analysts in Vietnam to military planners in the U.S.? What factors in the military or political establishment created this problem?

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