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1. Do not yell out the answer!!! Which of the following most accurately describes the central purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? • A.limits European influence in the Western Hemisphere • B.gains official independence from England • C.establishes the southern border of the US and Mexico • D.establishes the President of the US as the head of the United Nations

2. Explanation • Monroe Doctrine was a policy established by the United States in the administration of President James Monroe that sought to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere. President Monroe's message to Congress put "European Powers" on notice that American continents were off limits to European colonization, and that any attempts to interfere with American lands would be considered the "manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States."

3. Do not yell out the Answer! • Which of these was a result of the English Revolution of 1689, or the "Glorious Revolution"? • A. Catholicism became England's state religion. • B. The nobles of England were beheaded. • C. England lost all of its overseas colonies. • D. The English monarch signed a Bill of Rights.

4. Explanation • The English "Glorious Revolution" took place after the English Civil War and after a king had been restored to the throne. The English feared that King James II was trying to bring absolute monarchy and Catholicism to England, so they invited the Dutch leaders William of Orange and Mary to invade England and become the new monarchs. Before William and Mary took the throne, they had to sign the English Bill of Rights, which took away many powers of the monarchy.

5. MLK vs. Malcolm X • Words that remind you of the two

6. Malcolm and King Quotes

7. Martin Luther King Jr. • He was the 26-year-old minister of the Baptist church where the original boycott meeting took place. • Dr. King became the spokesperson for the protest movement and became a leader in the civil rights movement.

8. Letter from a Birmingham Jail • King wrote that without nonviolent forceful direct actions such as his, true civil rights could never be achieved. • He asserted that not only was civil disobedience justified in the face of unjust laws, but that "one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.“ • Two famous quotes from the letter are: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," and, “Justice too long delayed is justice denied."

9. “I Have A Dream” • Dr. King spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites, among others, would coexist harmoniously as equals.

10. I have a Dream

11. Assassination • Martin Luther King, Jrwas assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39.

12. Malcolm X

13. Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) • His father, a Baptist minister and a civil right’s activist, was killed by the Ku Klux Klan—pushed in front of a moving street car. • His mother suffered an emotional breakdown and spent the next 26 years in a mental hospital. • At 19 he was sentenced to prison for 5 years. • In prison he read constantly and converted to Islam.

14. Teenage Years • At 19 he was sentenced to prison for 5 years. • In prison he read constantly and converted to Islam.

15. Prison Years • Became an activist for the black population • Criticized MLK, Jr. • He preached that white and black could not be brothers. • “What I want to know is how the white man, with the blood of black people dripping off his fingers, can have the audacity to be asking black people [why] they hate him?” • 1963—challenged the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, and was suspended from the Muslim ministry.

16. Changing Attitudes • Leaving the nation of Islam and taking a trip to Mecca changed Malcolm’s views. • He became much less violent and extreme in his views. • “I have been convinced that some American whites do want to help cure the rampant racism which is on the path to destroying this country.”

17. Assassination • Malcolm was shot and killed on February 21st, 1965 while he was making a speech in New York. • Three blackmen from the N.O.I. were convicted of killing Malcolm

18. A Common Solution

19. Quick Study • You have 10 minutes to study for your test.

20. Do not yell out the Answer! • Which of these was a result of the English Revolution of 1689, or the "Glorious Revolution"? • A. Catholicism became England's state religion. • B. The nobles of England were beheaded. • C. England lost all of its overseas colonies. • D. The English monarch signed a Bill of Rights.

21. Explanation • The English "Glorious Revolution" took place after the English Civil War and after a king had been restored to the throne. The English feared that King James II was trying to bring absolute monarchy and Catholicism to England, so they invited the Dutch leaders William of Orange and Mary to invade England and become the new monarchs. Before William and Mary took the throne, they had to sign the English Bill of Rights, which took away many powers of the monarchy.