How did the Watts civil rights riots of 1965 begin?
A. A crowd gathered to protest the arrest of a drunken motorist.
B. Police arrested an African American taxicab driver for following a police car too closely.
C. Police raided an after-hours bar hosting a party for African American Vietnam War veterans.
D. Juvenile delinquents attacked and killed an elderly homeless man.
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Denmark Vesey was a(n) __________
A) skilled blacksmith B) free black carpenter C) ordinary field hand D) house slave and preacher
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to Britain's status as a free-trade area?
A. good roads and waterways B. few trade barriers with other countries C. stable political structure D. sound banking system E. peasant rebellions
Where did the Homestead Strike begin?
A) ?in a Pennsylvania steel mill B) ?in a Chicago railroad community C) ?in the New York garment district D) ?on a Southern cotton plantation
Why was the Women's Christian Temperance Union established?
A) to promote alcohol prohibition and to denounce women's victimization B) to fight primarily for women's suffrage C) to promote the Christian message in Africa D) to work for racial equality