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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10: The First Investigating Committee: Joe McCarthy; Interlude: William O. Doublas and Adlai Stevenson; The Second Investigating Committee: Jimmy Hoffa; The Second Investigating Committee: Walter Reuther; 1960.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the primary fear concerning these nations for Americans?
(a) That they would become Communist and controlled by Russia and China.
(b) That they would massacre innocent civilians.
(c) That they would develop nuclear arsenal.
(d) That they would pollute the earth.

2. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

3. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Rose Hoover.
(c) Kathleen McAllister.
(d) Margaret Eunice.

4. Where did the Kennedy own homes?
(a) Bermuda, Charleston, and Boston.
(b) Hilton Head, Charlottesville, and St. Thomas.
(c) New York, Boston, and San Francisco.
(d) Hyannis Port, Palm Beach, and Bronxville.

5. What did America have to do to prevent the rise of Communism?
(a) Give away land.
(b) Install a puppet regime in Indochina.
(c) Lead insurgent armies.
(d) Become more involved in world affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

2. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?

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

4. What did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?

5. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?

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