Robert Kennedy and His Times Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops? (from Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis)

Port de Santiago.

Bay of Pigs.

Capturing the citadel.

Hasta Luego.

2.

What services did the model community program offer in New York? (from Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty)

Education and foster homes.

Early childhood intervention, vocational training, employment, day care, and legal services.

Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

Access to food, clean beds, and clean clothes.

3.

What did Johnson want to use Robert Kennedy for? (from Chapters 26-29: Corridors of Grief; Stranger in a Strange Land; The Vice Presidency; To the Senate)

To draft civil rights legislature.

To fight the war in Vietnam.

To win over Southern Baptists.

To win over Southern conservatives.

4.

What was on the mind of Americans when John Kennedy was elected as President? (from Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis)

Cold War.

Post-industrial boom.

World War II.

Fascism.

5.

Why did Robert Kennedy want to promote tough legislation through his role in the Senate? (from Chapters 26-29: Corridors of Grief; Stranger in a Strange Land; The Vice Presidency; To the Senate)

To win votes.

To create a bipartisan Senate.

To make a difference for the poor and blacks.

To appear strong.

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