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2. As a result of the major inner-city riots in New York, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Newark, Detroit and Washington there were ... deaths, ... arrests and ... of dollars worth of damage.

  • As a result of the major inner-city riots in New York, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Newark, Detroit and Washington there were 700 deaths, 2,000 arrests and thousands of dollars worth of damage.
  • As a result of the major inner-city riots in New York, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Newark, Detroit and Washington there were hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests and billions of dollars worth of damage.
  • As a result of the major inner-city riots in New York, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Newark, Detroit and Washington there were 1,000 deaths, 3,600 arrests and billions of dollars worth of damage.
  • As a result of the major inner-city riots in New York, LA, Chicago, Cleveland, Newark, Detroit and Washington there were 400 deaths, 1,840 arrests and millions of dollars worth of damage.

3. When did the major riots in Newark and Detroit occur?

  • 1965
  • 1976
  • 1967
  • 1975

4. In total, how many people died during the riots as a result of Martin Luther King's assassination?

  • 57
  • 46
  • 19
  • 130

5. What was a long term cause of the inner-city riots?

  • The riots were a reaction to the long term problems of city-living for Jewish people - unemployment, overcrowding and poor services.
  • The riots were a reaction to the long term problems of city-living for white people - unemployment, overcrowding and poor services.
  • The riots were a reaction to the long term problems of city-living for black people - unemployment, overcrowding and poor services.
  • The riots were a reaction to the long term problems of city-living for disabled people - unemployment, overcrowding and poor services.

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