criminal homework

Identify an event in modern American history where a state of emergency was declared domestically. Research the governmental response to the emergency event and describe how the government sought to save lives, mitigate threats, and solve any unique problems posed by the emergency. You could choose an event like a natural disaster such as a hurricane, or a terrorist attack, or a deadly infectious disease outbreak.

As always, ground your main substantive post for the week in references to relevant sources to help support and inform it.