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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. What did American political parties press for in Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Ground troops.
(b) Negotiations.
(c) Helicopters.
(d) Ceasefire.

2. What did Robert Kennedy discover during his travel to Latin America to garner support for the Alliance for Progress?
(a) There is a lot of Anti-American sentiment among the people of these nations.
(b) The FBI was working with the CIA to undermine the Alliance for Progress.
(c) The Alliance for Progress is run by a Communist dictator.
(d) The Soviet Union was secretly overtaking many governments in Latin America.

3. What was the policy of diplomacy ascribed to by Robert and John Kennedy?
(a) Action diplomacy.
(b) Unilateral support of dictators.
(c) Zero negotiations.
(d) Installation of puppet regimes.

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) Communists and Socialists.
(d) Joe McCarthy and Walter Reuther.

5. What did people in America who opposed military action in Vietnam say about the developing conflict in the 1960s?
(a) That it was a strategic location to fight the Soviet Union from.
(b) That it was a civil war that did not involve the U.S.
(c) That it was important to stop to prevent the spread of Communism.
(d) That it caused civil unrest at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?

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

3. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?

4. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?

5. Why did Robert Kennedy spearhead covert negotiations with Castro?

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