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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 did Robert Kennedy find out when he traveled to Latin America?

2. What did Robert Kennedy find unbearable in the 1960s?

3. What conclusion did Robert Kennedy come to after his Latin American trip?

4. Whose administration was falling apart as the war in Vietnam continued to rage in 1967?

5. What incident occurred in 1968 in Vietnam that antagonized public opinion toward Johnson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happened during the 1963 election campaign that devastated Robert Kennedy?

6. What did Robert Kennedy do after he resigned as Attorney General?

7. What did Robert Kennedy warn the U.S. government about in Latin America?

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

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

10. What effect did the Vietnam War have on the Johnson administration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one instance on the theme of loss. Identify at least two instances of loss in the book. Cite an example to support your answer.

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

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.

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