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  • 101War Powers Acts, 1941, 1942 —    Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into World War II, the federal government was granted powers necessary to mobilize the nation for war, first with the War Powers Act of 18 December 1941, enabling the government to assign… …

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  • 102Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …

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  • 103War — This article is about war in general. For other uses, see War (disambiguation) and The War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras …

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  • 104War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …

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  • 105War Crimes Act — There are two acts known as the War Crimes Act *War Crimes Act 1991 of the United Kingdom *War Crimes Act of 1996 of the United States *Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act of Canada …

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  • 106War Eagle — Infobox College Mascot name = War Eagle image size = 250 caption = Nova, War Eagle VII university = Auburn University conference = Southeastern Conference conference short = SEC description = Golden Eagle name origin = first seen = 1930 related… …

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  • 107War hysteria preceding the Mountain Meadows massacre — The Mountain Meadows massacre was caused in part by events relating to the Utah War, an 1858 invasion of the Utah Territory by the United States Army which ended up being peaceful. In the summer of 1857, however, Mormons expected an all out… …

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  • 108War Claims Act of 1948 — The War Claims Act of 1948, or Public Law 80 896 (62 Stat. 1240; 50 U.S.C.) is a United States federal law passed by the 80th United States Congress on July 3, 1948. It created the War Claims Commission to adjudicate claims and pay out… …

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  • 109War Labor Disputes Act, 1943 —    Known as the Smith Connally Act and passed over President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s veto in May 1943, the War Labor Disputes Act was in response to the wave of strikes affecting the U.S. war industry that year. The act made any strike that took… …

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  • 110War Hawk — Origins of the War of 1812 Chesapeake–Leopard Affair Orders in Council (1807) Embargo Act of 1807 Non Intercourse Act (1809) Macon s Bill Number 2 Tecumseh s War …

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