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

2. Why was Robert Kennedy considered a reformer in America during the 1960s?

3. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?

4. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Robert Kennedy in the Senate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Create a brief portrait study of Robert Kennedy. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him through his life? How did he change from the beginning of the book, to his work in the Justice Department, and finally as a candidate for President?

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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