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El Nino Events
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Impact on Mid-Latitudes
The anomalous diabatic heating over the equatorial Pacific Ocean forces upper-level atmospheric waves. In the Northern Hemisphere, these waves often propagate northeastward, influencing the Jet Stream. A typical strong El Niño is associated with a deeper, more persistent Aleutian Low, which steers winter storms across the [southern United States](/entries/southern-united-stat… -
Reconstruction Era United States
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The Reconstruction Era United States (1865–1877) refers to the tumultuous post-Civil War period wherein the federal government attempted to manage the reintegration of the Confederate states into the Union, redefine the status of four million newly freed African Americans, and reconstruct the political and social order of the South. This era was mark…
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Reconstruction Era United States
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Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his successor, Andrew Johnson's, initiated a lenient policy known as Presidential Reconstruction. Johnson believed that the political process of readmission should be swift and primarily managed by executive action, minimizing federal interference in Southern societal norms. His initial proclamations pardoned most former [Confederates](/entries/confederate-states-citize…
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Reconstruction Era United States
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Southern Resistance and the Rise of Paramilitary Groups
Reconstruction policies were met with widespread, organized violence in the South, predicated on the belief that federal imposition invalidated Southern political identity. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), the White League, and the Red Shirts utilized terrorism, intimidation, and outright ass… -
Reconstruction Era United States
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The presidential election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden resulted in profound uncertainty. Tilden had won the popular vote and appeared to have secured the electoral votes, but twenty electoral votes from Florida, [Louisiana](/entries/loui…