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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 led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

2. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?
(a) By offering aid to despotic governments.
(b) By refusing to compromise beliefs.
(c) By refusing to engage in war.
(d) By advocating democracy.

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

4. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?
(a) The Republican party aligned with the military while the Democratic party advocated education.
(b) The Republican party represented business while the Democratic party represented labor.
(c) The Republican party opposed civil rights legislation while the Democratic party supported it.
(d) The Republican party stood for white collar work while the Democratic party stood for blue collar work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?

3. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?

4. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?

5. Under what president had the Pentagon grown very popular prior to John Kennedy assuming office?

(see the answer key)

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