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Quiz for Document 29–2: Robert S. McNamara, Actions Recommended for Vietnam, October 14, 1966

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Which of the following did McNamara list as an argument that the war in Vietnam was going well for the United States?

The morale of the enemy had been badly broken.

The United States was killing a large number of enemies every year.

South Vietnam had become a predominantly peaceful nation.

Operation Rolling Thunder had destroyed the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

2. What strategy did McNamara propose to limit infiltration from North Vietnam?

Continued bombing raids

Deforestation

Construction of a physical barricade

Severance of enemy supply lines

3. How did McNamara assess the prospects for ending the war in Vietnam?

He believed the war could be ended within a year.

He believed that the war might be an endless commitment.

He believed the war could only end with the use of nuclear weapons.

He believed the war would last at least another two years.