Answer to Question 1
Ideal Answer: the ideal answer should:
1. Explain that racial politics in New Orleans, a city in the Deep South where blacks are poor and disempowered, was a major factor in the slow and ineffective federal and state response to the disaster.
2. Point out that the mayor supported white real estate interests over those of poor black neighborhoods while F.E.M.A was slow to provide evacuation and emergency relief.
3. Conclude that President Bush compounded the problem by championing the leader of F.E.M.A. and avoiding a visit to New Orleans.
Answer to Question 2
Ideal Answer: the ideal answer should:
1. Explain that the Bush administration lied to the American public about Saddam Hussein possessing weapons of mass destruction. Secretary of State Colin Powell went to the United Nations and claimed war was also necessary to stop terrorism.
2. Point out that the war devastated the urban infrastructure of Iraq, leading to years of unstable social services. The war also led to a civil war and a war against the U.S. simultaneously between Sunni and Shiite Iraqis.
3. Conclude that the lack of evidence of weapons of mass destruction led to a decline in international cooperation and the U.S. reputation, particularly with U.N. member nations. The lack of a coherent peace plan lowered U.S. credibility.
4. Conclude that the war also strengthened terrorism abroad and at home.
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