Challenges of the 21st Century

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

A
$Was a foreign disaster in the Caribbean that prompted U.S. humanitarian aid abroad$
B
$Was a minor tropical storm that caused limited damage and required no federal response$
C
$Was prevented by upgraded Gulf Coast levees built under the Clinton administration$
D
$Devastated New Orleans and Gulf Coast; the slow federal response damaged Bush's presidency and exposed inequalities$
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Explanation

Over 1,800 deaths; revealed deep racial and class inequalities.

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