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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. During the 1960s, what emerged as the primary U.S. goal with foreign relations?
(a) To maintain regimes friendly to America.
(b) To fight for equality among all countries.
(c) To promote democracy.
(d) To support their governments.

2. What did many Democrats want Robert Kennedy to do in 1964?
(a) Declare bankruptcy.
(b) Give up his Senate seat.
(c) Run for vice-president.
(d) Resign his cabinet post.

3. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?
(a) Eunice.
(b) Jean.
(c) John.
(d) Rosemary.

4. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?
(a) Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Joe McCarthy and Walter Reuther.
(d) Communists and Socialists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of Robert Kennedy's early disappointments with the Johnson administration?

2. What was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?

3. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?

4. Who did Robert Kennedy want the Americans to negotiate with in Vietnam?

5. What did people in America who opposed military action in Vietnam say about the developing conflict in the 1960s?

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