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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-33: The Foreign Policy Breach: Latin America; Vietnam Legacy; The Breach Widens: Vietnam; The Breach Widens: South Africa, New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?
(a) Joe McCarthy and Walter Reuther.
(b) Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
(d) Communists and Socialists.

2. Where were the problems of Latin America replicated in the 1960s?
(a) Indochina.
(b) South America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.

3. What was American policy in the emerging nations of Asia and Africa?
(a) To wage war against despots.
(b) To prevent the spread of communism.
(c) To spread democracy.
(d) To overthrow existing governments.

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

5. Under what president had the Pentagon grown very popular prior to John Kennedy assuming office?
(a) Taft.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Robert Kennedy want the Americans to negotiate with in Vietnam?

2. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?

3. What did Robert Kennedy find unbearable in the 1960s?

4. Who did Robert Kennedy spend time trying to assist for most of his career?

5. Who led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?

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