How did the Watts riots and rebellion express the frustration many African Americans felt from decades of racial indignities? How were the riots interpreted by many whites? How do you account for the difference?

In the summer of 1965 the atmosphere in Los Angeles, and especially in the black ghetto of Watts, was very heavy. A few miles from the luxury of Beverly Hills, most homes were dilapidated, the population density was four times that of the most densely populated "white" part of town, one in four children was illegitimate, most residents illiterate, and poverty was massive.

The arrest of a black man for driving under the influence of alcohol and the excessive police violence he was subjected to on the night of August 11, upset the black ghettos. The next day riots and sporadic stone warfare with police took the form of mass demonstrations. The following two days, Los Angeles became the scene of the worst internal unrest in the United States. On the morning of August 13, the fever of the uprising swept through Watts and spread throughout the city. The clashes were of such magnitude that President Johnson even had to mobilize the National Guard to calm the situation, which resulted in 34 deaths and hundreds of wounded and detained.

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

i believe it d) heterogeneous