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What was the original cause of united states soldiers killing approximately 300 american indians—mostly unarmed women, children, and older men—at wounded knee?.

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Answer: The massacre at Wounded Knee was a reaction to a religious movement that gave fleeting hope to Plains Indians whose lives had been upended by white settlement.

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