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What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
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U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed refugees and freedmen during Reconstruction.
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What is a scalawag?
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A nickname for whites in the South who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War.
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What did the 14th amendment do?
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Granted citizenship to everyone born in the U.S. and subject to its jurisdiction and protects civil and political rights.
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What did the 15th amendment do?
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Guaranteed right to vote regardless of race.
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What did the 19th amendment do?
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Women's suffrage
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What is Ellis Island?
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NY harbor gateway for millions of immigrants to the U.S.
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Who is Jane Adams?
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N.P.P. winner, Progressive Era important individual and promoted women's rights such as suffrage.
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What is the League of Nations?
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Intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
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What is the Lusitania?
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Oceanliner that was sunk in WWI thought to have a major impact on America and WWI. It was based in England.
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Who was Huey Long?
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Radical populist policies included wealth distribution
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What was Hooverville?
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Shanty towns built by the homeless people during the Great Depression.
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Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
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Convicted of murdering 2 men during a robbery. After appeals, they were still executed, brought up the question are trials fair?
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What was the Meat Inspection Act?
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Department of Agriculture inspect all cattle, sheep, goats, and horses when slaughtered and processed for human consumption.
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What was D-day?
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Date of allied landing in France, WWII initiated.
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What was the Executive Order 9066?
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U.S. President executive order signed and issued during WWII by FDR authorized secretary of war to prescribe certain areas military zones.
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