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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. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?
(a) George Wallace.
(b) J. Vincent Keoh.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

2. What happened to Vietnam when Indochina broke up into four countries?
(a) Vietman was rife with anarchy.
(b) Vietnam was divided into Communist North and Non-Communist South.
(c) Vietnam was bombed.
(d) Vietnam was assimilated into Communist China.

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

4. What organization was created to support American foreign policy in the 1960s?
(a) IMF.
(b) World Council on Hunger.
(c) Peace Corps.
(d) United Nations.

5. What policy did the U.S. government take in 1962-3 towards preventing the spread of Communism abroad?
(a) Sending off troops to Asia.
(b) Building a gigantic wall in Cuba.
(c) Sending aid to growing nations.
(d) Sending off troops to Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision did President Johnson make about the war in Vietnam during the 1960s?

2. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?

3. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?

4. Who moved in a direction independent of the Soviet Union following the release of American prisoners in Cuba?

5. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the FBI and the CIA after the assassination of the President?

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