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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-38: Images; The Dilemma; the Decision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization was created to support American foreign policy in the 1960s?
(a) United Nations.
(b) World Council on Hunger.
(c) IMF.
(d) Peace Corps.

2. What was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?
(a) 700 votes.
(b) 8,000 votes.
(c) 700,000 votes.
(d) 800 votes.

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

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

5. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?
(a) Depression.
(b) Juvenile deliquency.
(c) Theft.
(d) Armed robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary fear concerning these nations for Americans?

2. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?

3. Who resigned in 1964?

4. What services did the model community program offer in New York?

5. Where were the problems of Latin America replicated in the 1960s?

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