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Dr. King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” advocates Dr. King’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” advocates militant resistancemilitant resistance or or nonviolent protestnonviolent protest..

Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech influenced Kennedy influenced Kennedy to push for civil rightsto push for civil rights or or occurred months after occurred months after Kennedy’s assassinationKennedy’s assassination..

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court did Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court did NOT address NOT address the “right to remain silent”the “right to remain silent” or or forbidding forbidding free speech during times of warfree speech during times of war. .

Activists fighting for equal rights for women were Activists fighting for equal rights for women were known as known as suffragettessuffragettes or or feministsfeminists..

The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to prohibit segregated public accommodationsto prohibit segregated public accommodations or or to suspend literacy test for voter registrationto suspend literacy test for voter registration..

By the 1960s, women in American society By the 1960s, women in American society were were more likely to be enrolled in college than menmore likely to be enrolled in college than men or or abandoned traditional gender rolesabandoned traditional gender roles..

Brown v. Board of Education addressed Brown v. Board of Education addressed segregationsegregation or or voting rightsvoting rights..

The 1965 Voting Rights Act resulted in The 1965 Voting Rights Act resulted in an an increase in African American Votersincrease in African American Voters or or greater greater support for Kennedy’s domestic planssupport for Kennedy’s domestic plans..

Gender discriminationGender discrimination or or WatergateWatergate was NOT a was NOT a major source of protest in the late 1960s.major source of protest in the late 1960s.

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. or or Robert F. Robert F. KennedyKennedy was assassinated on June 5, was assassinated on June 5, 1968.1968.

Violence erupted during the Democratic Violence erupted during the Democratic National Convention in 1968 because of National Convention in 1968 because of protests against the ongoing war in protests against the ongoing war in VietnamVietnam or or the assassination of Dr. King the assassination of Dr. King and Robert Kennedyand Robert Kennedy..

The “glass ceiling” refers to The “glass ceiling” refers to pollution in pollution in national parksnational parks or or workplace discriminationworkplace discrimination..

Rachel Carson’s Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Silent Spring was about was about the the environmentenvironment or or women’s rightswomen’s rights..

Cesar Chavez worked for the rights of Cesar Chavez worked for the rights of illegal immigrantsillegal immigrants or or migrant workersmigrant workers..

The Kent State Protest of 1970 The Kent State Protest of 1970 resulted in resulted in the killing and injuring of several students the killing and injuring of several students by the Ohio National Guardby the Ohio National Guard or or marked the marked the final significant student protest against the final significant student protest against the Vietnam WarVietnam War..

The purpose of SNCC was to The purpose of SNCC was to replace the replace the NAACPNAACP or or coordinate students around the coordinate students around the South in resisting segregation lawsSouth in resisting segregation laws..

Dr. King was the first president of the Dr. King was the first president of the NAACPNAACP or or SCLCSCLC..

These words: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this These words: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” is associated with wall.” is associated with the Cold Warthe Cold War or or the the Iran-Contra Affair.Iran-Contra Affair.

Watergate resulted in Watergate resulted in Pres. Nixon becoming the Pres. Nixon becoming the only president to ever resignonly president to ever resign or or Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter becoming Nixon’s successorbecoming Nixon’s successor..

The U.S. invaded Iran because it The U.S. invaded Iran because it believed believed that the Taliban had nuclear weaponsthat the Taliban had nuclear weapons or or believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destructionmass destruction..

Irving Berlin is associated with Irving Berlin is associated with Tin Pan Tin Pan AlleyAlley or or the Harlem Renaissancethe Harlem Renaissance..

Racism faced by returning WWII soldiers Racism faced by returning WWII soldiers resulted in resulted in the Great Migrationthe Great Migration or or the Civil the Civil Rights movementRights movement..

The Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Bay of Pigs, The Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and the Iran-Contra scandal Vietnam, and the Iran-Contra scandal were all attempts by the U.S. to were all attempts by the U.S. to defeat defeat communismcommunism or or end terrorismend terrorism..

Bill Clinton’s lie to the grand jury about his Bill Clinton’s lie to the grand jury about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky led to relationship with Monica Lewinsky led to Clinton’s dismissal from officeClinton’s dismissal from office or or the the president’s impeachmentpresident’s impeachment..

The speeches of Frederick DouglassThe speeches of Frederick Douglass or or the writings of Langston Hughesthe writings of Langston Hughes is a is a product of the Harlem Renaissance.product of the Harlem Renaissance.

The decision in Brown v. Board of Education The decision in Brown v. Board of Education affected affected students in a public high schoolstudents in a public high school or or restaurant owners in the Southrestaurant owners in the South..

Cesar Chavez was MOST influenced by Cesar Chavez was MOST influenced by Martin Martin Luther King, Jr.Luther King, Jr. or or Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln..

Members of the environmental movement would Members of the environmental movement would LEAST support LEAST support the Clean Air Actthe Clean Air Act or or increased oil increased oil drillingdrilling..

U.S. citizens were affected by events on U.S. citizens were affected by events on July 4, 1776July 4, 1776 or or December 7, 1941December 7, 1941 as much as the events of September as much as the events of September 11, 2001.11, 2001.

The assassination of JFK affected civil rights by The assassination of JFK affected civil rights by postponing it for several yearspostponing it for several years or or getting it passed quicker getting it passed quicker because of the efforts of Lyndon Johnsonbecause of the efforts of Lyndon Johnson. .

The purpose of the 1964 Freedom Summer Project in The purpose of the 1964 Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi was Mississippi was to force the government to declare to force the government to declare

segregatedsegregated transportation unconstitutionaltransportation unconstitutional or or to protest the to protest the Vietnam WarVietnam War..

Harry TrumanHarry Truman or or Richard NixonRichard Nixon was LEAST was LEAST supportive of civil rights.supportive of civil rights.

Pres. Lyndon Johnson’s domestic plan for the Pres. Lyndon Johnson’s domestic plan for the nation was described as nation was described as the “Second New Deal”the “Second New Deal” or or a “Great Society.”a “Great Society.”

Truman is credited with Truman is credited with ending the Cold Warending the Cold War or or ending discrimination in the armed forcesending discrimination in the armed forces..

The Warren Court can BEST be described as The Warren Court can BEST be described as socially activesocially active or or very conservativevery conservative..

The Cold War impacted citizens’ reaction to The Cold War impacted citizens’ reaction to Roe Roe v. Wadev. Wade or or the government’s response to the the government’s response to the civil rights movementcivil rights movement..

Less government and lower taxes is the political Less government and lower taxes is the political philosophy of philosophy of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan or or Franklin Franklin RooseveltRoosevelt..

Roosevelt’s analogy of giving a hose to a neighbor’s Roosevelt’s analogy of giving a hose to a neighbor’s whose house is burning rather than selling it to whom whose house is burning rather than selling it to whom promoted promoted Lend-LeaseLend-Lease or the or the Neutrality ActNeutrality Act..

During the tenure of U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren, During the tenure of U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren, Prohibition was repealedProhibition was repealed or or there was an expansion of civil there was an expansion of civil rights and libertiesrights and liberties..

The first woman named to the Supreme CourtThe first woman named to the Supreme Court or or ongoing ongoing discrimination in the workplacediscrimination in the workplace is NOT a significant reason is NOT a significant reason for the reawakening of the Women’s rights movement.for the reawakening of the Women’s rights movement.