Question

A fundamental cause of the urban riots that broke out in many cities during the Lyndon Johnson administration was __________.

• A. the rising expectations of African Americans for an improved quality of life.
• B. despair of the poor and minorities over the draft for Vietnam.
• C. frustration of African Americans over the slow pace of change in the South regarding segregation.
• D. anger over the inability of African Americans in the North to vote.
• E. a growing feeling among African Americans that affirmative action would never be implemented.

Answer 1

The correct option is A the rising expectations of African Americans for an improved quality of life.

A fundamental cause of the urban riots that broke out in many cities during the Lyndon Johnson administration was the rising expectations of African Americans for an improved quality of life.