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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. Why did negotiations fail with the city officials?

2. Before the March, there were leaks from the FBI claiming that the March was being fueled by whom?

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

4. Who was chosen as the organizational president?

5. The white merchants resisted what aim?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In August, King was arrested. Why was he arrested? What effects did the arrest have?

3. What did John and Robert Kennedy do for King? How did this come about?

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

5. What was the March on Washington?

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

7. What was the Crusade for Citizenship? Who was not happy about this?

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

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

10. What was King accused of when he returned to Atlanta from North Carolina? How did he and his supporters react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did King's focus shift toward the end of his life? Who did he want to include in the movement? Why? How did others feel about this shift in focus?

Essay Topic 2

What personal challenges did King face during the movement? How was the FBI involved in this? Do you think King's personal struggles influenced his leadership? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What was SNCC? How did this organization differ from some of the other civil rights organizations involved in the movement? What was the role of SNCC in the movement? What activities did the organization use?

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