1,150 Answered Questions for the topic American history

04/02/19

Why does African American Studies present a challenge to many White educational institutions?
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American History Law United States 20th Century

04/02/19

How were blacks excluded from juries in the US southern states in the 1930s?
As I am in the process of re-reading Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mocking Bird*, I did a bit of elementary research on the subject of jury selection in Alabama. I discovered that in the *Scottsboro... more
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American History United States World War Two Naval

04/02/19

How did the US Navy raise sunken battleships in WWII?
I recently got the opportunity to visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial. In the informational video that they show guests, they mentioned a detail I found fascinating: most of the ships sunk in the... more
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American History History

04/02/19

Western expansion Anticipatory set
During the westward expansion, the Unites States grew at an amazing rate true or false
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American History Us History

04/02/19

US history Progressive Era Project

I need to find 5 political cartoon from progressive era and have to write at least 1 paragraph for each one
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04/02/19

Was the concept of religious freedom in the early United States applied to native American faiths?
Did native religions come up at all when the United States was adopting religious freedom into its fundamental laws? Did America's Founding Fathers or their contemporaries consider Native Americans... more
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American History Language Education Japan

04/01/19

Why did the GHQ not promote English during the occupation?
I wonder why GHQ did not force Japanese people to use the English language during the occupation, or at least add English to one of its official languages, much like Hong Kong under occupation by... more
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03/31/19

Personal freedom key questions

Select an example of how constitutional government in the United States has changed the meaning and application of any one of the basic principles that help define State and summarize the ... more
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American History History

03/28/19

Which was an obstacle to the settlement of the American West?
the Cumberland Gapthe Northwest Territorythe Great Plainsthe Louisiana Territory
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American History War United States Philippines

03/27/19

How did the Filipinos lose the Philippine-American War?
The Americans were fighting a war thousands of miles away from their country, against the Filipinos who just won a war of independence against Spain. Change the Filipinos to Vietnamese and Spain to... more
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American History United States Cuba Eisenhower

03/27/19

What happened first? The law that authorized the Cuban government to nationalize US firms or Eisenhower's Cuban sugar quota?
I'm asking these because both things happened the same day (6 July 1960) and the sources contradict each other about what happened first. Some Cuban sources says that Castro passed the law because... more
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American History Unit 3 Test

03/27/19

Some people were particularly outraged by the Mormon practice of

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American History Japan United States 20th Century

03/27/19

Why, in the US, is Japanese brutality ignored compared with the Nazi brutality in WW2?
I have read up a bit about WW2 on my own and have always pondered, why in the USA is the brutality and actions of the Japanese during WW2 always downplayed compared with the brutalities and... more
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American History United States Political History

03/27/19

Who is the last known non-natural US citizen who would have been eligible for the Presidency?
The United States Constitution states (relevant part highlighted): > No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a **Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this... more
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03/27/19

When did formal social dance fall out of favor in the US?
Up until about the 1950s, one can see instances of social dance (especially ballroom) dominating the social scene. Formal social dancing dates back to the Medieval and Renaissance periods, and have... more
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03/27/19

How prevalent were American disinformation campaigns during the Cold War?
What US operations actually caused the spread of disinformation about the Soviets? And if there weren't any, then why did the US not start campaigns like those of the Soviets?
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03/27/19

Before entering WW II, why was the US so against Japanese aggression in China but did nothing about Germany in Europe?
The US was very vocal against Japanese aggression in China in the 1930's and early 1940's but said nothing against German aggression in Europe. The US finally placed an embargo on sending oil and... more
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American History Military United States World

03/27/19

Has anyone ever got more than a 21 Gun Salute?
The 21 gun salute is given at the funeral for US military personnel. Has there ever been someone who got more than 21 rounds fired? Primarily for the US but not limited to I am looking for... more
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03/27/19

How did the US abolition of slavery affect the cotton exports?
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American History United States California Mexico

03/26/19

Did the US try to buy California before Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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03/26/19

What is the origin of US south region white people?
For example there are a lot of Americans with german ancestry in midwest, english americans(WASPs) in northeast. But what is the origin of white people in the south region?
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American History United States

03/26/19

Why was the Federal government's assumption of state debt so significant?
Alexander Hamilton advocated for the assumption of the states’ debts by the Federal government. Why was this so significant? The reasons Chernow gives in his book are: - the wealthy bond holders... more
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American History Us History

03/26/19

The aillies took Wilson's advise and divvied up Germany

The aillies took Wilson's advise and divvied up Germany
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American History United States Alcohol Food

03/26/19

Was "the modern cocktail" intended to mask the foul taste of Prohibition-era liquor?
I have long suspected that what we know today as a "cocktail" was invented to mask the taste of bad liquor. Indeed I've found several unsupported assertions to this effect online, generally... more
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03/26/19

Was violent or nonviolent protest more effective in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement?
Was violent or nonviolent protest more effective in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement? It seems like a simple question, but on further examination it is a challenge to discern. The... more
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