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Robert Moton investigated racial abuses at Greenville during one of these events, but his report was suppressed (-5[1])in a deal with Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. In the American Red Cross’s first major relief effort, (15[1])Clara Barton responded to one of these events (15[1]-5[2])that was caused (15[1])by Henry Clay Frick’s (*) South Fork Fishing (-5[2])and Hunting Club. (10[1])The Pennsylvania city of Johnstown was obliterated (10[1])by one of these (10[1])events. The largest loss of life during Hurricane Katrina was caused by one of these events due to the bursting of levees. For 10 points, (10[1])name these disasters in which large areas of land are submerged under water. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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