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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. Who did Robert Kennedy marry?
(a) Rosemary Eunice.
(b) Kathleen McAllister.
(c) Ethel Skakel.
(d) Rose Hoover.

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

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

4. What services did the model community program offer in New York?
(a) Education and foster homes.
(b) Early childhood intervention, vocational training, employment, day care, and legal services.
(c) Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
(d) Access to food, clean beds, and clean clothes.

5. What did Robert Kennedy study at Harvard?
(a) History.
(b) International business.
(c) Constitutional law.
(d) E-commerce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?

2. When John Kennedy stood for reelection, what was the country enamored by?

3. What decision did President Johnson make about the war in Vietnam during the 1960s?

4. What is counter-insurgency?

5. Who told the American public that the Americans were winning in Vietnam in 1968?

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