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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 organization removed King from office?

2. King's sentence was suspended on what condition?

3. The white merchants resisted what aim?

4. Why was their a rivalry between SNCC and the NAACP?

5. The focus of the Birmingham protests was on what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the white merchants do in Birmingham after the protests began?

2. Why did the protests in Birmingham not get off to the start that King wanted?

3. Why was there a rivalry between SNCC and NAACP? Describe how this affected the actions of the groups.

4. How did the city officials in Albany respond to the protests and boycotts?

5. What occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960? How did King become involved?

6. What was the March on Washington?

7. Why was King sentenced to four months in jail?

8. What was the first meeting like about the bus boycott? Why was it like this?

9. What happened to King in New York?

10. Why did activists see Albany as a good place to fight racial inequality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? How did the boycott start? How did city officials react? Was the boycott successful?

Essay Topic 2

Why were the FBI investigating King? How did the FBI investigate King? How did King feel about this? What effect did the investigation have on King and the movement?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the tensions that existed in the Civil Rights Movement. This may include tensions between organizations and between people. Why do you think these tensions existed? How were they handled? Would you have done anything differently?

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