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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 two different sides of Robert Kennedy emerged in 1968?

2. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?

3. Who provided the American ground troops for Vietnam?

4. What did American political parties press for in Vietnam in the 1960s?

5. What happened to John Kennedy in Texas in November 1963?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Cesar Chavez take Robert Kennedy, and what effect did it have on Kennedy?

3. After Robert Kennedy left the government, what changes happened in the Justice Department?

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

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

6. How did Robert Kennedy differ from the American military community in his view of what the country needed to focus on for peace and prosperity?

7. What did Kennedy do to ease tensions with Cuba?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Bay of Pigs Incident and its effect on America's reputation. What action did the Kennedy government take to remedy the situation? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

How does counter-insurgency differ from action diplomacy? Which is more effective and why? Give examples.

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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