What Caused Massive Rioting in the Suburbs of Paris in 2005

question 35

Multiple Choice

What caused massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005?

• A) higher taxes
• B) the end of free national health care
• C) resentment of some young Muslims about unemployment and living conditions
• D) anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisian residents
• E) the opening of a new McDonald's restaurant

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