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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. Which segment of the American population began to support Robert Kennedy's view of the war in 1967?
(a) Ivy League graduates.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Richest Americans.
(d) Poorest Americans.

2. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?
(a) Overthrow governments.
(b) Eradicate poverty.
(c) Support U.S. corporations doing business there.
(d) Create democracy.

3. What did people in America who opposed military action in Vietnam say about the developing conflict in the 1960s?
(a) That it was a strategic location to fight the Soviet Union from.
(b) That it caused civil unrest at home.
(c) That it was important to stop to prevent the spread of Communism.
(d) That it was a civil war that did not involve the U.S.

4. What did Robert Kennedy discover during his travel to Latin America to garner support for the Alliance for Progress?
(a) There is a lot of Anti-American sentiment among the people of these nations.
(b) The FBI was working with the CIA to undermine the Alliance for Progress.
(c) The Alliance for Progress is run by a Communist dictator.
(d) The Soviet Union was secretly overtaking many governments in Latin America.

5. Who was exempted from the mandatory 70-year old retirement in 1964?
(a) Brown.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?

2. What organization assisted in social and economic reform in Latin America and thus prevented Communist takeovers?

3. What was one of Robert Kennedy's early disappointments with the Johnson administration?

4. What conclusion did Robert Kennedy come to after his Latin American trip?

5. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficult decision did Robert Kennedy take after the Tet Offensive?

2. What did Robert Kennedy do after he resigned as Attorney General?

3. What did Robert Kennedy warn the U.S. government about in Latin America?

4. What was happening in Indochina in the 1960s?

5. What effect did the Vietnam War have on the Johnson administration?

6. Robert Kennedy emerged as a champion of the rights of certain people. Who were they?

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

8. How was Diem ousted by power, and what did the American military do after the dictator was removed?

9. How did Robert Kennedy differ from Lyndon B. Johnson on national issues?

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

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