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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. Who wanted a blockade and negotiation with Cuba when they heard about the missiles?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Hawks.
(c) CIA.
(d) Doves.

2. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) Senate Investigations Committee.
(b) Senate.
(c) Attorney General's office.
(d) House of Representatives.

3. What was on the mind of Americans when John Kennedy was elected as President?
(a) Cold War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Post-industrial boom.
(d) Fascism.

4. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?
(a) Facing corruption in their own family.
(b) Fighting insurgents.
(c) Compromising with Catholics.
(d) Indicting Democrats who had been loyal supporters of the Kennedy family.

5. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?
(a) FBI, CIA, and Pentagon.
(b) UNICEF, World Bank, and IMF.
(c) NRDC, EPA, and Security Commission.
(d) Bureau of Narcotics, IRS, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?

2. What did the Asian countries yearn to be free of?

3. What two national issues gave the FBI director prominence?

4. Who did Robert Kennedy secretly negotiate a truce with that ended the Cuban missile crisis?

5. Who placed nuclear missiles on Cuban soil in the 1960s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

2. Does Rose Fitzgerald's father accept Joseph Kennedy?

3. Who did the Senate committee investigate associated with money laundering and the mob?

4. Describe what Robert Kennedy did to rectify unfair standards for the poor in America's justice system?

5. How did the CIA act on its own accord in Cuba at this time?

6. What did Robert Kennedy do to mitigate hostile relations with Cuba?

7. How did Robert Kennedy assist his brother in his 1960 Presidential campaign?

8. Describe being an American of Irish origin in the 1800s.

9. What personal tragedies happened in the Kennedy family during the war and subsequently?

10. What action did Robert Kennedy take to avert the escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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