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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. ___________ integration became a new tool in the battle by those unwilling to allow total freedom and justice for all.

2. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.

3. The millions of dollars being spent on the ____________ could easily pay to care for the needs of the poor.

4. What was NOT one of the ways that progress towards integration was fought?

5. Young African Americans felt trapped by the ___________ and slow court processes that kept segregation and discrimination in place.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the men in the Freedom March do as a result of their commitment to be nonviolent?

3. As a result of the protests the students witnessed, what did they gain in relation to their fears about the Civil Rights movement?

4. As opposed to nonviolence, what did the protesters first see their actions as when they were first beginning?

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

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

7. What does integration allow the society to enjoy, according to the writings and the words of Dr. King?

8. What did Dr. King tell men and women to do when it came to the rights of the African Americans?

9. What is the danger of the strategy of violence as some African Americans might be inclined to do?

10. What did Dr. King see in India, even with the extreme poverty in the area as he witnessed for himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. King and Malcolm X had two completely different ways, it seems, to look at the way to fight for black rights.

Part 1: Why do you think Malcolm X doesn't agree with the way that Dr. King ran his movement?

Part 2: Do you think that Malcolm X has valid points in terms of pointing out the weaknesses of Dr. King's crusade?

Part 3: Who do you think has a better plan for civil rights? Malcolm X or Dr. King? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Many people who tried to create large changes in the world have been assassinated in their attempts to do so.

Part 1: Why do you think someone killed Dr. King?

Part 2: Why do you think great people are assassinated by others?

Part 3: Do you think that assassinating great leaders is the right way to hurt the cause? Or does their death help the cause?

Essay Topic 3

The right to vote was an important right to secure for the African American.

Part 1: Why do you think the right to vote was so important to secure?

Part 2: What do you think about your right to vote? Do you think about it at all?

Part 3: How do you think the country might be different if certain groups will still unable to vote because of race, gender, or religion?

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