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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose prosecution by Attorney General Robert Kennedy caused the ire of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) George Wallace.
(b) J. Vincent Keoh.
(c) Bobby Baker.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

2. Which son died in an explosion over France during the 1950s?
(a) Robert F.
(b) Patrick F.
(c) John F.
(d) Joe Jr.

3. Who did Robert Kennedy secretly negotiate a truce with that ended the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Dobrynin and Bolshakov.
(b) Hoover and Castro.
(c) Castro and McCarthy.
(d) Stalin and Khruschev.

4. Under what president had the Pentagon grown very popular prior to John Kennedy assuming office?
(a) Taft.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Carter.

5. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?
(a) Indochina.
(b) Fiji.
(c) Philippines.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?

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

3. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?

4. Who wanted to immediately take action to retaliate against the placement of missiles in Cuba?

5. What did America have to do to prevent the rise of Communism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the direct political result of Robert Kennedy's investigation of the six steel companies in the anti-trust case?

2. Describe Walter Reuther's position that antagonized Republicans.

3. Describe Robert Kennedy's actions regarding the notorious investigation against six large steel companies.

4. How did Robert Kennedy assist his brother in his 1960 Presidential campaign?

5. Does Rose Fitzgerald's father accept Joseph Kennedy?

6. How did the American government react to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

7. What was Robert Kennedy's role in the investigation of Kohler Plumbing?

8. Describe being an American of Irish origin in the 1800s.

9. Describe Joseph McCarthy.

10. What did Robert Kennedy do to mitigate hostile relations with Cuba?

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