Reconquista means "reconquest" and is generally used to describe the re-population of the southwest American territories by Mexicans (since their land was originally taken by the United States).
Winfield Scott, a General-in-Chief for the U.S. Union Army, came up with the Anaconda Plan to blockade the Southern waterways of the Mississippi and patrol the Mississippi river, in an attempt to split Confederate forces. The main drawback of the plan, although initiated from the onset, was that is was nearly an impossible task to accomplish due to the size of the Mississippi River.
Eastern and southern Europeans made up the majority of immigrants.
<u>The RFC gave loans to a variety of businesses. The RFC increased the amount of financing given to public relief efforts.</u>
