What event sparked the riots in South Central Los Angeles in May of 1992?

A. Bill Clinton winning the Democratic presidential nomination
B. the beginning of the Gulf War
C. the acquittal of O.J. Simpson on charges of murder
D. the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King


Answer: D

History

You might also like to view...

The Democrats benefited from party unity and regional solidarity during the 1968 presidential election

A) True B) False

History

By around the year 600 C.E., the ravages of epidemic disease had caused both the Mediterranean and Chinese populations to fall by

A. at least a quarter. B. over half. C. at most five percent. D. around a tenth. E. over four-fifths.

History

At the outset of the war, what strategy was favored by many on both sides of the conflict?

A) a defensive stance, in anticipation of a long conflict B) an early and forceful offensive, in anticipation that it would be decisive C) a strategy of total war, in anticipation that it would demoralize civilians D) a continuation of negotiations, in anticipation that Americans would prove unwilling to fight each other E) a slowly enveloping offensive, in anticipation of finding the other side resolute in its opposition

History

All of the following are TRUE about a group of disillusioned American writers in the 1920s EXCEPT

A) they were called the "Smart Set." B) they wrote some of the most effective literature during this time of a unique, prosperous, and discontented moment in American history and literature. C) they lived in Europe to escape the commercialism in the United States. D) they included Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, and s.

History