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Question 1

Who protested outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968?

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antiwar activists

Question 2

Martin Luther King Jr. not only worked for civil rights, but he also spoke out

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against poverty in the United States.

Question 3

Which occurred in the wake of King’s assassination in 1968?

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Riots broke out in more than one hundred cities across the United States as people grieved.

Question 4

Protestors at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 wanted

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to make changes to the election system.

Question 5

What did protestors do at the Democratic National Convention in 1968?

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They chanted and threw objects at the police outside the hall.

Question 6

In April of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had come to Memphis to speak in support of

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a labor strike.

Question 7

How did police respond to the protestors at the Democratic National Convention in 1968?

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The police attacked the protestors and innocent bystanders.

Question 8

Who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968?

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Sirhan Sirhan

Question 9

Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968?

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James Earl Ray

Question 10

Which best describes the views of Robert F. Kennedy?

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Kennedy opposed the Vietnam War.

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