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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 caused tension between the SCLC and SNCC?

2. Who rejected the idea that potential voters should sign a book so they could be received in order?

3. What compromise in Selma was King criticized for?

4. Who was to lead the march in Selma?

5. What tragedy happened before the march to Montgomery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was James Meredith? What did he decide to do? What happened to him?

2. Why was King arrested in St. Augustine? What was the result of the grand jury?

3. Who first used the term "black power?" How did King feel about the term?

4. What did King and the SCLC do in Chicago that caused an uproar in the press? Why did they do this?

5. What did the federal Office of Education do in Chicago? How did this affect the movement?

6. How did SNCC feel about the Chicago agreement? What did they do to show their displeasure? How was SNCC changing?

7. What occurred during the Chicago marches? What did city officials do?

8. What did King and the others do to increase the pressure on officials in Selma? Were these actions a success?

9. What organizational and political struggles did King face after Kennedy's death?

10. How did King feel about the war in Vietnam? How did he become involved in the debate over the war? What reaction did people have to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the second March on Washington called? How was King's focus shifting by the time of this demonstration? Why do you think this shift was occurring?

Essay Topic 2

What was the Civil Rights Movement? What goals did the movement have? Was the movement successful in reaching these goals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Vietnam War influence the Civil Rights Movement? How did King feel about the war? Why did he believe that the war contributed to the riots in the US in the 1960s?

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