The last Ice Age affected what is now the Texas area by bringing ...

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The last Ice Age affected what is now the Texas area by bringing about such physical and biological changes as __________.
 
  A. the extinction of mastodons and mammoths in the area
  B. incredible erosion in places such as Palo Duro Canyon
  C. the creation of barrier islands such as Padre Island
  D. all of the above

Question 2

What was the Rodney King incident? How did the event and trial impact the nation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

How did the events of September 11, 2001, and the war in Iraq affect America, and especially black Americans? Were black reactions different from, or similar to, reactions to other wars?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: the ideal answer should:
1. Explain that King was a convicted felon who was pulled over for driving under the influence and then beaten mercilessly when he attempted to resist police abuse.
2. Note that the policemen went on trial for beating King and were acquitted, sparking a city-wide riot in Los Angeles.
3. Conclude that the event produced a riot that revealed the nation continued to have problems of racial discrimination and violence.

Answer to Question 3

Ideal Answer: the ideal answer should:
1. Explain that the 2001 attacks and the Iraq war increased U.S. imperialism abroad, reduced civil liberties at home, sullied national reputation at home and abroad, killed thousands of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians, and produced a long-term decline in the U.S. economy.
2. Note that blacks were particularly impacted by the attack in terms of a downturn in the economy and as soldiers sent to war in Iraq.
3. Note that blacks were shocked by the attack but many joined massive urban protests against the war in Iraq undertaken by the Bush administration. Some also served as soldiers in the war because as inner city or rural impoverished people, joining the army appeared the logical choice.
4. Conclude that the black response to the war was similar to World Wars I and II, in that urban protests took place to protest racism and other issues while many blacks also served patriotically. The black response to the Vietnam War is comparable to the Iraq War in high black numbers in the military and black protest at home.