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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 Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?

2. How did Robert Kennedy secure the release American prisoners in the early 1960s?

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 was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?

5. According to Robert Kennedy, what needed to be addressed in America to move forward peacefully?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Robert Kennedy put his attention in 1967?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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