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

2. Why did some Americans believe that staying in Vietnam was important?
(a) To build bigger American corporations.
(b) To win the popular vote.
(c) To stop civil war in America.
(d) To prevent the spread of Communism.

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

4. What dilemma faced the Justice Department when civil rights leaders in the South were brutalized?
(a) How to bring equal employment to the South.
(b) How to enforce constitutional law without a national police force.
(c) How to create laws.
(d) How to convince Southern leaders to accept black justices.

5. What did Robert Kennedy become known for when he debated political arguments during the presidential campaign in 1964?
(a) His ruthlessness.
(b) His charismatic personality.
(c) His sly attitude.
(d) His passion and bluntness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy try to do to help the poor in America?

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

3. What was the policy of diplomacy ascribed to by Robert and John Kennedy?

4. What two issues did Robert Kennedy choose to address from 1963 onwards?

5. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?

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