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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?
(a) David Hackett.
(b) Bob Barkett.
(c) William Orrick.
(d) Joseph Smith.

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

3. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?
(a) Justice Douglas.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

4. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?
(a) Fiji.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Australia.
(d) Indochina.

5. In what five areas was civil rights legislation enforced?
(a) Marriage, home ownership, bus travel, shared housing, and community dining.
(b) Education, transportation, suffrage, housing, and employment.
(c) Security, commerce, research, legislation, and justice.
(d) Federal parks, state parks, public buildings, airlines, and taxis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

2. What was on the mind of Americans when John Kennedy was elected as President?

3. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?

4. Who did Robert Kennedy work within New York to build a model community program?

5. What organizations had numerous opponents to John Kennedy's foreign policy?

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