Apart from the civil rights movement, what other major issues was king involved with? a)religious reformation in christian churches b)apartheid in south africa and communism in europe c)the war in vietnam and poverty d)the women’s rights movement

C) the War in Vietnam and poverty.

Martin Luther King Jr. was not only outspoken about civil right issues, but he was also interested in the Vietnam War and in the issue of poverty.

King was against the war. He spoke against the United States' actions, arguing that more money was spent in the war than in improving social conditions locally. He also stated that the United States had often been on the wrong side of revolution, like in the case of Latin America, and that they needed to side with the poor people of the Third World.

Poverty was another topic of interest to King, as can be seen due to his involvement in the Poor People's Campaign in 1968. This campaign wanted to address issues of economic injustice. He also wrote on the benefits of a guaranteed basic income.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)