The article states, "During election years, these bars become the target for raids and round-ups of homosexuals." At the time this article was written, an election for mayor of New York City was underway. How does this information help to explain what caused the riots

The riots were caused due to the raids on the bar by the policemen at the time of election for the mayor of New York city.

Explanation:

The riots were caused due to the raids on the bar where homosexual are present by the policemen at the time of election which was held for the post of mayor of New York city. The new captain who wishes to prove himself and  make his reputation of law and order man. these raids leads to anger in the homosexuals of the New York city and the riots were started in the New York city.

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colliding planetesimals hypothesis - the moon was formed from the same cloud of material as earth.

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accretion hypothesis - the moon was formed from collisions and combining of planetesimals.

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