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What year did the stock market crash?

The crash of the stock market was preceded by expanded economic growth in the 1920s. By 1929, stocks were overvalued due to a decline in growth as well as rising unemployment. Other factors that contributed to the crash included bank-held debt, low wages and a lack of production in agriculture. Despite efforts by bankers and investment companies to shore up the market, it collapsed on October 29 with over 16 million shares traded that day.

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What was the purpose of the Double V campaign?

The Double V Campaign was launched on Feb. 7, 1942, by The Pittsburgh Courier, one of the leading African American newspapers of the time. The inspiration for the campaign came from a letter featured in the previous week's edition, written by James Thompson from Wichita, Kan.\nThe Courier continued to run the campaign throughout the war, with each issue of the newspaper featuring Double V advertisements, letters, photographs, articles and related materials. The newspaper's sports writer used the campaign to draw attention to segregation in sports, while editorial columns did the same..

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What food did the Mound Builders eat?

To catch fish, the Mound Builders fashioned hooks out of bone or copper. Corn, or maize, was a staple of the Mound Builders' diet and was cultivated alongside vegetables like squash. Following a successful hunt, the Mound Builders not only fed on the meat of animals, but used their bones for tools and hides for clothing.

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What were America's first trains?

One horse could haul as much weight on rails as 12 horses could on overland roads, and passenger trains reached speeds of 12 to 15 miles per hour. Stationary steam engines helped haul goods over a system of inclined rails and cables over the mountains to Johnstown, where the canal boats were assembled to carry passengers and goods to Pittsburgh and the Ohio River.\nIn 1829, Peter Cooper built the "Tom Thumb," a steam engine mounted to a flat car on rails that traveled at 13 miles per hour between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills. The earliest steam-powered locomotives appeared a few years l..

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Who was elected president after Lincoln?

Andrew Johnson had a difficult presidency and was eventually impeached, although he was not convicted. In 1868, he attempted to get the Democratic Party's nomination to run in the next election, however, they chose Horatio Seymour instead. The Republican candidate was Ulysses S. Grant, the general who led the Union forces during the Civil War. Using Johnson's failures against the Democratic party, Grant was elected as the 18th president of the United States at the age of 46. He served two terms.

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Which group led the quest for Mexican Independence?

The Spanish crown policy favored Spanish subjects with lucrative colonial posts while denying Creoles the same positions. In addition, the Spanish crown restricted the Creoles' commercial activities. To further the complaints the Creoles held against Spain, this group of people developed a reputation for being superficial and indolent, although the reputation may have been unfair given the lack of political and economic opportunities available to them.

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What were the Axis powers?

Spain, under the regime of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, supported the Axis powers ideologically, although the country remained ostensibly neutral throughout World War II. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union invaded a number of eastern European nations and had a private treaty with Germany until 1941, going so far as to divide Poland between themselves. The treaty was violated when Hitler invaded Soviet territories.The Iraqi government was also in support of the Axis powers, offering natural resources and German access to its Jewish populations in return for recognition of Arab states' right to..

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Why was the Fugitive Slave Act important?

The Fugitive Slave Act required U.S. citizens to assist in the return of escaped slaves. This applied whether the citizen was a resident of a slave state or a free state. Many white residents of free states were outraged by this demand. They were appalled that they were required to assist in the return of slaves to their masters. The law's requirements led many of those in free states to become even more antagonistic to slavery then they had been before the law was passed.\nAnother section of the law that upset many white citizens of free states was the establishment of a separate legal p..

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What is on the Utah state seal?

"Industry" is Utah's state motto, and 1896 was when Utah became the 45th state, according to State Symbols USA. The beehive represents Utah's nickname, which is the Beehive State, as well as hard work and industry. The bald eagle represents protection, and the lily is Utah's state flower. It represents peace.

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How were samurai paid?

Samurai, who were in the service of feudal lords, were paid in units of rice called koku. One koku was equivalent to the amount of rice needed to feed a man for one year. Sometimes they were paid in gold coins called ryo, one ryo being equivalent to one koku.\nThe amount of rice a piece of land could produce was also measured in koku. The land would be worked by a lord's peasants. Some of the rice produced was collected as tax, while some was distributed to the lord's samurai as a stipend. The rice could be traded for coins so that the samurai could purchase goods and services from ..

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