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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 gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?
2. After the Bay of Pigs Incident, how did American politicians differ on what to do next?
3. What decision did President Johnson make about the war in Vietnam during the 1960s?
4. To whom did Robert Kennedy turn to guide him through agricultural areas in the late 1960s and to understand how people lived?
5. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Robert Kennedy think about the war in Vietnam?
2. After Robert Kennedy left the government, what changes happened in the Justice Department?
3. What did Robert Kennedy do to improve American foreign policy in 1963?
4. Why did America's reputation suffer in the early 1960s?
5. Where did Cesar Chavez take Robert Kennedy, and what effect did it have on Kennedy?
6. What did Robert Kennedy discover when he traveled abroad?
7. How did the role of the Alliance for Progress change under the Johnson administration?
8. What happened during the 1963 election campaign that devastated Robert Kennedy?
9. How did Johnson use Robert Kennedy's popularity as Attorney General for his own gain?
10. What did Robert Kennedy think were the most important issues facing America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tensions between certain characters offer insight into unfolding dramatic events. Pick two important individuals that interact with each other and discuss their volatile relationship within the context of historical events. How did their conflict advance a theory or effect if any? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of black people in the rural South during the 1950s and 1960s. What rights did they have or lack? What freedoms, restrictions, and rules did they have? How does that differ from what they have today in America?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Bay of Pigs Incident and its effect on America's reputation. What action did the Kennedy government take to remedy the situation? Explain.
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