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

2. Who was appointed ambassador to England?

3. Where did the Kennedy own homes?

4. Which son died in an explosion over France during the 1950s?

5. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the momentum the civil rights picked up after the death of student Medgar Evans.

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

4. Describe Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

5. What role did Robert Kennedy play in the early 1950s in government?

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

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

8. Describe how Robert Kennedy's travels abroad affected his study and subsequent work.

9. How did Joe become involved in politics?

10. Who did the Senate committee investigate associated with money laundering and the mob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is counter-insurgency? Does this policy assist the United States in forging international alliances? Why or why not? What are potential problems? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Both John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy are important characters.

Part 1) Compare John F. Kennedy to Robert Kennedy. How were these two brothers similar and how were they different?

Part 2) What inspirational purpose did Robert's role in the justice department offer John F. Kennedy? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) What effect did John F. Kennedy's assassination have on Robert Kennedy in the immediate short-term and the long-term? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Joseph McCarthy classified many American citizens as Communist "subversives." How did this classification isolate these people and engender fear in the public? What effect did this classification have on the judicial system initially when McCarthy reigns supreme? What effect did it have when McCarthy is removed from power? Describe.

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