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

2. Where did many migrant workers in America during the late 1960s live?

3. To whom did Robert Kennedy turn to guide him through agricultural areas in the late 1960s and to understand how people lived?

4. What operation launched by the CIA in Cuba also met with disastrous results?

5. What two issues did Robert Kennedy choose to address from 1963 onwards?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What was happening to the American people as the Vietnam War dragged on?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prior to the assassination of his brother, what was Robert Kennedy most concerned with? How did his focus shift after his brother's death? Why did he choose to run as a presidential candidate? What opposition did he face? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What was the Tet Offensive? Why was this important to changing public opinion about the Vietnam War? How did this event affect the subsequent American presidential race? Describe.

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