Matewan Massacre and The Battle of Blair Mountain | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Conclusion of the Mine Wars

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Matewan police chief who supported the miners and was assassinated.

Sid Hatfield

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The Mine Wars we discussed took place in what U.S. state?

West Virginia

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Form of "money" miners had to use in a company town.

Scrip

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Why were miners in the battle called "rednecks"

They wore red bandannas to identify themselves.

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What was the Bull Moose Special?

The name of the train that fired machine guns into miners on strike.

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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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Workers would join one of these to try to improve their bargaining power as a group.

Labor union

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What happened first: The Matewan Massacre or the Battle of Blair Mountain?

Matewan Massacre, 1920

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What was the name of the county where sheriff Don Chafin was from?

Logan

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Many people moved from farms to the city to work in factories during what "revolution?"

Industrial

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A West Virginian working in a coal mine was more likely to die than one fighting in World War I: True or False?

True

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Was Matewan considered a coal "company" town?

No

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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

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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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Airplanes, machine guns and Tommy guns were all used in the Battle of Blair Mountain: True or False?

True

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