Black Americans from the Deep South, immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe and locals from Appalachia all worked in the coal mines: True or False?
True
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Airplanes, machine guns and Tommy guns were all used in the Battle of Blair Mountain: True or False?
True
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Who was the president of the United States during the Battle of Blair Mountain?
Warren G. Harding
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Was Matewan considered a coal "company" town?
No
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What happened first: The Matewan Massacre or the Battle of Blair Mountain?
Matewan Massacre, 1920
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Matewan police chief who supported the miners and was assassinated.
Sid Hatfield
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Why were miners in the battle called "rednecks"
They wore red bandannas to identify themselves.
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List one of the things workers have today that the miners were fighting for?
A minimum wage, end to child labor, 40-hour work week, health benefits, safety regulations, overtime pay, ability to unionize
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The Mine Wars we discussed took place in what U.S. state?
West Virginia
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What did the miners dig out of the mountains?
Coal
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Many of the marching miners were veterans of what war?
World War I
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How many people died in the Matewan Massacre? 5, 10, 20, 100?
10, including 7 Baldwin-Felts agents and the mayor of Matewan