What caused a riot in South Central Los Angeles in which 53 people were killed?

A) the government's response to the Tiananmen Square massacre
B) the court's acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King
C) the government's failure to respond to the Hurricane Katrina disaster
D) the American invasion of Iraq
E) the fall of the Berlin Wall


Answer: B

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