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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.13
What marked a significant shift in federal policy towards Native American lands during the late-19th century?
Wounded Knee Massacre signaling end of Native resistance against U.S government's forced relocations policy.
Establishment of Bureau of Indian Affairs under Department of War to manage relations with tribes.
Dawes Act aimed at assimilating Native Americans into mainstream society by dividing tribal lands into individual plots.
Indian Removal Act forcing major tribes to relocate away from their ancestral homelands in southeastern U.S..
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