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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. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?
(a) To meet with Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) To start the Vietnam War.
(c) To promote himself and fellow elected officials to the public.
(d) To visit his grandmother.

2. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Death camps.
(b) Guerilla warfare.
(c) Food camps.
(d) Communism.

3. Who was the hated dictator in former Indochina in the 1960s?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Diem.
(c) Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Laos.

4. When Robert Kennedy announced his Presidential candidacy in 1968, what happened within his own party?
(a) It broke up.
(b) He won everyone over to his side.
(c) He ran against the incumbent who was from the same party.
(d) It merged with the Socialist party.

5. What two issues did Robert Kennedy choose to address from 1963 onwards?
(a) Juvenile delinquency and crime.
(b) Destitution and rape.
(c) Poverty and civil rights.
(d) Murder and disenfranchisement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?

2. What American policy change instigated by the Johnson administration did Robert Kennedy oppose in Latin America?

3. Who fed rumors to Johnson about Robert Kennedy?

4. What did many Democrats want Robert Kennedy to do in 1964?

5. Who signed a limited test ban treaty in 1963?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy think about the war in Vietnam?

2. What was happening to the American people as the Vietnam War dragged on?

3. What did Robert Kennedy think were the most important issues facing America?

4. How did Johnson use Robert Kennedy's popularity as Attorney General for his own gain?

5. What did Kennedy do to ease tensions with Cuba?

6. Why was Robert Kennedy labeled a "reformer" during the Vietnam War?

7. How did Robert Kennedy differ from the American military community in his view of what the country needed to focus on for peace and prosperity?

8. Describe Robert Kennedy in the Senate.

9. Why did the Tet Offensive increase animosity of the American public towards the Vietnam War?

10. Where did Robert Kennedy put his attention in 1967?

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