1,150 Answered Questions for the topic American history

04/21/19

How were interracial relationships between African-Americans and Latinos treated in Southern states before the Loving decision?
There are two states in the American south that historically had large numbers of both African-Americans and Latinos, as well as laws banning marriage between black people and white people: Texas... more
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04/18/19

why did many new mexicans join the national guard in the early 1930s and early 1940s?
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American History American Cultures

04/18/19

in april 1945, delegates from 50 countries met to design a convoy, or constitution, for the united states
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American History World History

04/17/19

Why did many New Mexicans join the national guard in the 1930s and early 1940s
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American History Us History

04/17/19

How do Stephens and Julian differ on their opinions on slavery
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04/16/19

The history of US land grant universities and interpreting the Morrill Act?
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04/15/19

How did desegregation affect the jobs of black school teachers in the South?
With an end to school segregation decreed for the South, Negro teachers there are coming up against a real question. It is this: Can they look to the Northern states for teaching jobs if these are... more
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04/15/19

What happened to railroad workers whose jobs became redundant?
In the early 20th century, the steam locomotive was the king of land transportation. The railroad industry was one of the largest employers in the US, employing massive numbers of workers to build... more
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04/15/19

Was the "natural born citizen" requirement for the President inserted into the US Constitution by Alexander Hamilton's enemies?
Having recently read the biography of Alexander Hamilton, it occurred to me that there is a possibility that the requirement, written into the Constitution, that the President be a "natural born... more
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04/15/19

What were different strategies Truth and Douglass used to fight for social justice?
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04/15/19

Were there weapons that a private citizen could not legally own in 1789 in the US?
For example: a cannon, certain types of muskets etc... Were there laws for whether women or freed slaves could not own specific weapons?
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American History History

04/15/19

was the emancipation proclamation constitutional? Why or why not?
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American History Military Technology United States

04/14/19

Why was the US army slow to adopt the use of radar prior to Pearl Harbour?
According to Wikipedia, the US radar station SCR-270 picked up the Japanese approach and reported it, but this report was ignored as the duty officer believed it to be American bombers coming from... more
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04/14/19

Which "Walker" is Thoreau referring to in "A Plea for Captain John Brown"?
“If Walker may be considered the representative of the South, I wish I could say that Brown was the representative of the North. He was a superior man." Who was Walker?
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04/13/19

What are the origins of Black Women’s Studies?
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American History War Japan United States

04/13/19

Was Japan known to be a potential threat to the USA in the 10 year period prior to 1941?
In the years leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack, did non-military Americans see Japan as a potential threat to the USA?
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04/12/19

Why was Harry Truman chosen to be Vice President in 1944?
Why was the Junior Senator from the backwater of Missouri chosen as Henry Wallace's replacement? What had Harry Truman a former county Judge who had never graduated from college, achieved which... more
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American History United States Slavery

04/12/19

Free states and slave states - how did that work?
Accounts of the build-up to the American Civil War put a lot of weight on the concept of balance between the number of free states and slave states in the union, and various complicated wrangling... more
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American History United States Racism 1960s

04/12/19

What actions did the KKK take against miscegenation after 1967?
Although the racial attitudes of the (third) KKK are well known, I haven't been able to find much about actions, demonstrations or speeches by the KKK against the repeal of anti-miscegenation laws... more
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American History United States Civil Rights Racism

04/12/19

How successful (or not) was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 concerning employment discrimination?
How successful was this subsection of the Act, how did it affect public opinion, and how effective was it at curbing racism in employment compared to the actual Civil Rights Movement and time?... more
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04/12/19

Why is misappropriation of culture and religion so painful for Native Americans?
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American History World History

04/11/19

World History
Colin Powell once wrote, "Ronald Reagan . . . had the vision and flexibility, lacking in many Cold Warriors, to recognize that Gorbachev was a new man in a new age offering new opportunities for... more
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American History United States Treaties Thailand

04/11/19

Why did the Roberts Treaty of 1833 have a Portuguese translation annexed to it?
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American History

04/10/19

The Spanish-American War
What drew American attention to Cuba in the 1890s
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04/10/19

How did life change for the average American as a result of the end of World War 1?
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