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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-33: The Foreign Policy Breach: Latin America; Vietnam Legacy; The Breach Widens: Vietnam; The Breach Widens: South Africa, New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?
(a) Segregationist.
(b) Right-wing.
(c) Religious.
(d) Bleeding heart liberals.

2. What organization assisted in social and economic reform in Latin America and thus prevented Communist takeovers?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) Treasury Department.
(d) Alliance for Progress.

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

4. What happened to John Kennedy in Texas in November 1963?
(a) He began a war.
(b) He won an election.
(c) He got a degree.
(d) He was assassinated.

5. Who was paranoid about losing the election in 1964?
(a) Robert Brown.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Robert Kennedy, what needed to be addressed in America to move forward peacefully?

2. Who was appointed ambassador to England?

3. What payments were made to the Cuban dictator to release prisoners?

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

5. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?

(see the answer key)

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