What was similar about the controversies surrounding the verdicts in the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials?
A. Both trials resulted in "not guilty" verdicts for defendants popularly perceived as guilty.
B. Both outcomes resulted in large-scale peaceful demonstrations in their respective communities.
C. Both demonstrated the widening class differences in the United States.
D. Both represented the decline of the mass media's role in shaping public opinion.
Answer: A
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a. Ancestors of the Koreans. b. Ancestors of the Vietnamese. c. Nomadic peoples living in the Taklamakan Desert. d. Non-Chinese peoples living on the northern border of China. e. Non-Confucianist groups of peoples living during the time of the Han.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).