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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34-35: Time of Troubles; Tribune of the Underclass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of bombing Vietnam, what did Robert Kennedy propose?
(a) Ground troop attacks.
(b) Leaving.
(c) Truce.
(d) Negotiations.

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

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

4. What operation launched by the CIA in Cuba also met with disastrous results?
(a) Khruschev Initiative.
(b) Fidel Capture.
(c) Bay of Pigs.
(d) Operation Mongoose.

5. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?
(a) Supreme Court Judge.
(b) Vice-President.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a military coup to oust Diem from office?

2. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?

3. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?

4. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?

5. What did American political parties press for in Vietnam in the 1960s?

(see the answer key)

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