Vocabulary
Gandih Rise to Fame
MLK Jr The Man
Mhatmas Gandhi the Man
Letter From Birmingham Jail
100

This word, as an adjective, means obvious, apparent, or clearly shown

Manifest

100

This movement, launched by Gandhi in 1942, was the ultimate demand for the immediate withdrawal of the British from India

Quit India Movement

100

This civil rights leader delivered the famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in 1963

Who was MLK

100

What was Gandhis name before he was called Mahatmad.

Who is Mohandas

100

Why was Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham?

He was there to participate in nonviolent protests against segregation at the invitation of local civil rights leaders.

200

This adjective describes two things that are equal in value, amount, or meaning

Equivalent

200

to  protest the British tax on a necessary commodity, Gandhi undertook this famous 240-mile walk in 1930

Salt March

200

This city is where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

What is Memphis

200

Gandhi trained for this profession while he studied in london

What is a lawyer

200

What group does King express the most disappointment with in the letter?

White moderates, whom he says prefer order over justice.


300

To be fully aware or informed of something is to be this

Cognizant

300

this 1919 event, where British troops fired on thousands of unarmed Indian protesters, solidified Gandhi's move toward mass, active resistance

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre


300

This famous speech by MLK includes the line ‘Let freedom ring.

What is the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

300

Gandhi spent over 20 years in this country where he first developed his non violent resistance ideas 

what is South Africa

300

Who is King responding to in the letter?

A group of eight white Alabama clergymen who criticized his actions

400

This verb means to strike back, especially in kind, for an injury or offense

Retaliate

400

in 1915, upon returning to India, Gandhi was given this title, meaning "Great Soul

Mahatma

400

This bus boycott, which MLK helped lead, lasted over 300 days and ended bus segregation.

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott

400

The word meaning truth force was Gandhi term for philosophy of nonviolent resistance 

What is Satyargraha

400

What kind of protest does King defend?

Nonviolent direct action

500

A formal, temporary suspension or postponement of an activity, such as debt collection, is called this

Moratorium

500

Gandhi first developed his practice of nonviolent resistance, which he called Satyagraha, in this African country

South Africa


500

This organization, co-founded by MLK in 1957, coordinated nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement

What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 


500

Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 while on his way to this type of gathering which he often led to promote peace between communities 

What is a prayer meeting

500
  1. What are the four basic steps King outlines for a nonviolent campaign?

Collection of facts, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.


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