Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was deeply influenced by the nonviolent methods of Mohandas Gandhi. In 1959, King traveled to India to learn more about and honor Gandhi. The All India Radio staff discovered a message Dr. King recorded nearly 50 years after his visit. Read the following excerpt, and then answer the question.

Which historical events does Dr. King state affected his time period? (Choose 3)

The Cold War
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
Sputnik and space exploration
The threat of ballistic missiles

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Dr. King states that the following historical events affected his time period:

  1. The Cold War
  2. The Korean War
  3. The Vietnam War

These events were significant during the time of Dr. King's activism and had an impact on the social and political climate he was addressing.