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Protestors at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 wanted

A
to end all political parties.
B
to make changes to the election system.
C
to secure Humphrey’s nomination.
D
to secure Daley’s nomination.
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Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968?

A
Lee Harvey Oswald
B
James Earl Ray
C
Sirhan Sirhan
D
Jack Ruby
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In April of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had come to Memphis to speak in support of

A
women’s rights.
B
a labor strike.
C
a local candidate.
D
education programs.
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Kennedy opposed civil rights.
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Kennedy supported the Vietnam War.
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Kennedy supported economic instability.
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Kennedy opposed the Vietnam War.
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Which occurred in the wake of King’s assassination in 1968?

A
Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.
B
The civil rights movement was disbanded in the absence of leadership.
C
Most activists came to believe that nonviolence was the best approach.
D
Robert F. Kennedy assumed King’s role within the civil rights movement.
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Richard Nixon was a president who

A
immediately followed John F. Kennedy in office.
B
inherited overwhelming national challenges.
C
was committed to staying in Vietnam.
D
had the backing of liberal Americans.
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Richard Nixon was a president who

A
immediately followed John F. Kennedy in office.
B
inherited overwhelming national challenges.
C
was committed to staying in Vietnam.
D
had the backing of liberal Americans.

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