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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. After riots in 1967, where did President Johnson's focus shift?

2. Who led a military coup to oust Diem from office?

3. Who ran on the political platform of ending the war in 1968?

4. What did Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robert Kennedy in the Senate.

2. Why did America's reputation suffer in the early 1960s?

3. What was happening in Indochina in the 1960s?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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