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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. The ________ was required to industrialize, developing economic power, improving medical care, etc.

2. Dr. King believed that if the president had strong enough ___________ courage that problems could be solved.

3. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.

4. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.

5. The students broke __________ laws, accepting that there were penalties to pay for doing so, and accepting these penalties willingly.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the crisis in 1962 that allowed the problem of the Civil Rights movement to be less than dominant in society?

2. What made the students in the Civil Rights movement have a deeper depth to their actions?

3. What did the finding of a personal God help Dr. King to do during his years fighting for Civil Rights?

4. Where were some of the problems that people in the ghetto were facing on a near daily basis?

5. What does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. want to stress that nonviolence is NOT for?

6. After what two events did Governor Wallace declare his stubborn resistance to desegregation?

7. What was the plan for the march from Selma to Montgomery in terms of how long it would last?

8. What does the theory of nonviolence teach to those who are willing to practice it during tough times?

9. What were the four main forces which enabled the problems of partial integration to be overcome?

10. When Dr. King was talking to a crowd integrated with both white and black youth, what did he say the generation would be known as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of fighting for a cause with nonviolent tools seems contradictory to some.

Part 1: Why do you think people believe nonviolence to be the best way to fight for a cause?

Part 2: How do you think violence affects a cause when it is used to carry out a message or action?

Part 3: Do you agree that nonviolence is the best way to create change in the world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King seemed to think that suffering was a part of the process when you want to succeed in a cause.

Part 1: Do you think suffering is necessary in life? Why or why not?

Part 2: Can a cause ever be fought for without any suffering? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that Dr. King wanted to suffer to make his cause seem all the more important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When a country goes to war, their resources are diverted to that cause, leaving many social programs without funding.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair to divert resources to war time expenses? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think there's a way to fund social programs and still go to war? Why or why not?

Part 3: Might it be possible that the Vietnam War was fought in order to take the heat off the Civil Rights Movement? Why or why not?

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