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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What payments were made to the Cuban dictator to release prisoners?

2. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?

3. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.

4. What did Robert Kennedy study at Harvard?

5. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose appointment as an Assistant Attorney General invoked rage, and what was the immediate consequence of this action?

2. What action did Robert Kennedy take to avert the escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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

4. How did Joe become involved in politics?

5. What effect did the Cold War have on American foreign policy?

6. What did Robert Kennedy do in New York to improve the lives of the poverty-stricken?

7. What action did Robert Kennedy take to enforce the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision in the south?

8. How did Robert Kennedy unknowingly restrict Hoover's secret techniques for investigation?

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

10. Describe Joseph McCarthy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tensions between certain characters offer insight into unfolding dramatic events. Pick two important individuals that interact with each other and discuss their volatile relationship within the context of historical events. How did their conflict advance a theory or effect if any? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

In your opinion, if John F. Kennedy had not been assassinated, what do you think would have been different in the political scene? What effect would this have on Robert Kennedy's political aspirations? What effect would this have had on civil rights legislation? Explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Compare hawks and doves with regard to the Vietnam War. Which viewpoint had more merit? What were the positives and negatives of each viewpoint? How did the progress of the war reflect these viewpoints? Describe.

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