Letter from Birmingham Jail
Gandhi: The Rise to Fame
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
Vocabulary
100

Dr. King was arrested for marching without a permit in what city?

 What is Birmingham, Alabama

100

Gandhi first developed his method of nonviolent resistance in this country

South Africa

100

What university did Martin Luther King Jr. earn his doctorate from?

Boston University

100

What does the honorary title "Mahatma" mean?

Great Soul

100

Of a lower rank or position; to treat as less important.

Subordinate

200

King's letter was written in response to criticism from whom?

 Who is White clergymen

200

The name of Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance, which means "truth force."

Satyagraha

200

What famous speech did Dr. King deliver during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

"I Have a Dream"

200

Gandhi trained to be a lawyer in what country?

England

200

Dealing with all or many aspects of something; of large scope.

Comprehensive

300

This is the term Dr. King used for laws that a moral person has a responsibility to break.

Unjust laws

300

True or false :Gandhi was famously thrown off a train in South Africa for refusing to move to a third-class compartment.

False, he was thrown off for refusing to move to a third-class coach while holding a first-class ticket

300

In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest person to receive this prestigious award.

The Nobel Peace Prize

300

What was the name of Gandhi's wife, who also became an important figure in the Indian independence movement?

Kasturbai Gandhi

300

A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something

Incentive

400

Dr. King's letter expresses disappointment with the white moderate's preference for this over justice.

Order

400

Gandhi’s first major act of civil disobedience was a protest against this law requiring Indian residents to register and carry identification passes.

The Black Act or Asiatic Registration Act

400

Dr. King co-founded this organization in 1957 to advance the cause of civil rights in America.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

400

Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu nationalist who was against Gandhi's efforts to make peace with this religious group.

Muslims

400

The same or equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc

Equivalent

500

King argues that direct action creates a crisis and a tension that forces a community to confront this issue.

Segregation or injustice


500

Gandhi's fame spread in India following his successful use of Satyagraha to oppose the British government's Salt Act of 1930, a campaign known by this name.

The Salt March or Dandi March

500

The name of the famous protest that Dr. King helped to lead which involved a boycott of city buses.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

500

Gandhi often dressed in a simple, traditional Indian garment made from cloth he spun himself on a spinning wheel. What was this traditional garment called?

Dhoti

500

To introduce new methods, ideas, or products

Innovate