What effect did Hurricane Katrina have on race relations in the United States?
a. It convinced the majority of whites and blacks alike that the federal government was indifferent to the plight of blacks.
b. It showed that race and poverty were no longer intertwined, at least in the context of New Orleans.
c. It left half of the African-American population convinced that the federal government responded slowly to Katrina because most of its victims were black.
d. Press coverage of the event evidenced none of the implicit racism which had been apparent in the media in earlier decades.
c. It left half of the African-American population convinced that the federal government responded slowly to Katrina because most of its victims were black.
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a. rejected John Calhoun's call for federal funding to build roads and canals. b. rejected the nationalist program advanced by Henry Clay. c. enacted a protective tariff to aid certain American industries. d. established the independent treasury system.
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A) contact with the West B) warfare methods C) an abundance of resources D) industry and population E) literature and art
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