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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. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?
(a) Create democracy.
(b) Overthrow governments.
(c) Eradicate poverty.
(d) Support U.S. corporations doing business there.

2. What did Robert Kennedy openly criticize about American policy in Vietnam?
(a) Inability to quickly win the war.
(b) Lack of support from the locals.
(c) Failure to hold negotiations and lack of reform in South Vietnam.
(d) Failure to overthrow the Communists.

3. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?
(a) He did not want to run against someone of his own party.
(b) He felt angry.
(c) He did not like politics.
(d) He did not want to lose.

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

5. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?
(a) To meet with Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) To visit his grandmother.
(c) To promote himself and fellow elected officials to the public.
(d) To start the Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the CIA attempt to do to Fidel Castro and failed?

2. Who fed rumors to Johnson about Robert Kennedy?

3. What did many Democrats want Robert Kennedy to do in 1964?

4. Why did Robert Kennedy want to promote tough legislation through his role in the Senate?

5. What military initiative served to make a new political candidate popular?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy put his attention in 1967?

2. What did Robert Kennedy do to improve American foreign policy in 1963?

3. Why was Robert Kennedy labeled a "reformer" during the Vietnam War?

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

5. What effect did the Vietnam War have on the Johnson administration?

6. What did Robert Kennedy discover when he traveled abroad?

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

8. What happened during the 1963 election campaign that devastated Robert Kennedy?

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

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

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