Question

what was significant about the massacre at wounded knee? it happened on new years day of 1890 it killed over 3000 unarmed women and children it effectively ended the \indian wars\ it was a show of force from the native americans what is a parallel with world war ii, when it came to disposing bodies at the massacre at wounded knee and the holocaust? your answer true or false. the dawes act of 1887 tried to force assimilation of native americans. true false

Explanation:

1. The Massacre at Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890, was a tragic event where around 150 - 300 Lakota Sioux were killed. It effectively marked the end of the "Indian Wars" as organized Native - American resistance was largely eliminated.
2. In both the Massacre at Wounded Knee and the Holocaust, mass burials were used to dispose of the bodies. Victims were buried in large, often unmarked graves.
3. The Dawes Act of 1887 aimed to break up Native - American tribal lands and force assimilation by allotting land to individual Native Americans and encouraging them to adopt European - American farming and lifestyle.

Answer:

1. C. It effectively ended the "Indian Wars"
2. Mass burials were used to dispose of the bodies in both cases.
3. True