Robert Kennedy and His Times Test | Final Test - Medium

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Robert Kennedy and His Times Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. Who ran on the political platform of ending the war in 1968?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) James Kirk.
(c) Eugene McCarthy.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

2. What did Robert Kennedy try to do to help the poor in America?
(a) Put them on islands far away from urban centers.
(b) Bring them into the mainstream of an abundant society.
(c) Segregate them.
(d) Offer them housing alternatives.

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

4. Why was Robert Kennedy considered a reformer in America during the 1960s?
(a) For secretly negotiating with Castro.
(b) For building trains.
(c) For challenging the status quo.
(d) For traveling to third-world nations.

5. Who was exempted from the mandatory 70-year old retirement in 1964?
(a) Hoover.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?

2. Who began to study the migrant poor in America in the late 1960s?

3. What two issues had Lyndon B. Johnson failed to address adequately as President?

4. When Robert Kennedy announced his Presidential candidacy in 1968, what happened within his own party?

5. Who did Robert Kennedy spend time trying to assist for most of his career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Robert Kennedy emerged as a champion of the rights of certain people. Who were they?

2. What did Robert Kennedy think were the most important issues facing America?

3. How did Johnson use Robert Kennedy's popularity as Attorney General for his own gain?

4. What action did the Pentagon take in Vietnam against the advice of Robert Kennedy?

5. What difficult decision did Robert Kennedy take after the Tet Offensive?

6. How was Diem ousted by power, and what did the American military do after the dictator was removed?

7. How did Robert Kennedy differ from Lyndon B. Johnson on national issues?

8. Why did the Tet Offensive increase animosity of the American public towards the Vietnam War?

9. Describe Robert Kennedy in the Senate.

10. How did the role of the Alliance for Progress change under the Johnson administration?

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