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American Experience, Season 29, Episode 6, The Great War: Part One
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Gene Tempest, fl. 2017 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 29, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffra...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Gene Tempest, fl. 2017 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 29, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
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Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been...
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten. The Great War explores how a brilliant PR man bolstered support for the war in a country hesitant to put lives on the line for a foreign conflict; how President Woodrow Wilson steered the nation through years of neutrality, only to reluctantly lead America into the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen, thereby transforming the United States into a dominant player on the international stage; and how the ardent patriotism and determination to support America’s crusade for liberty abroad led to one of the most oppressive crackdowns on civil liberties at home in U.S. history. It is a story of heroism and sacrifice that would ultimately claim 15 million lives and profoundly change the world forever.
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American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gene Tempest, fl. 2017, Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2017, 2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Person Discussed
Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918, War and Violence, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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American Experience, Season 29, Episode 7, The Great War: Part Two
directed by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Gene Tempest, fl. 2017 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 29, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffra...
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directed by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Gene Tempest, fl. 2017 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 29, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
Description
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been...
Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, The Great War tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American “code talkers” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten. The Great War explores how a brilliant PR man bolstered support for the war in a country hesitant to put lives on the line for a foreign conflict; how President Woodrow Wilson steered the nation through years of neutrality, only to reluctantly lead America into the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen, thereby transforming the United States into a dominant player on the international stage; and how the ardent patriotism and determination to support America’s crusade for liberty abroad led to one of the most oppressive crackdowns on civil liberties at home in U.S. history. It is a story of heroism and sacrifice that would ultimately claim 15 million lives and profoundly change the world forever.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gene Tempest, fl. 2017, Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017
Date Published / Released
2017, 2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Person Discussed
William Hayward, 1877-1944, Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924, Alice Paul, 1885-1977, George Creel, 1876-1953
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918, War and Violence, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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Big Picture, Episode 507, Strac Fourth
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 507 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 28 mins
Follows the Famous Fourth Infantry Division through its World War One exploits and its role in World War Two as it fought its way across Europe. With the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after World War Two, the Fourth Division assumed a major share in the responsibility of maintaining the p...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 507 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 28 mins
Description
Follows the Famous Fourth Infantry Division through its World War One exploits and its role in World War Two as it fought its way across Europe. With the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after World War Two, the Fourth Division assumed a major share in the responsibility of maintaining the peace and security of the free world.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Military maneuvers, Military training, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945
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Big Picture, Episode 803, Hall of Heroes
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 803 (New York, NY: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1975), 29 mins
A visit to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon--a museum- exhibit commemorating the 3,210 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Hall of Heroes was dedicated by President Lyndon Johnson in May, 1968.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 803 (New York, NY: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1975), 29 mins
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A visit to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon--a museum- exhibit commemorating the 3,210 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Hall of Heroes was dedicated by President Lyndon Johnson in May, 1968.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Topic / Theme
Military heroism, Military medals, Military personnel, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Spanish-American War, 1898, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Historical Event
Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Spanish-American War, 1898, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945
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Big Picture - Media Rich Learning, Fourteen Points
produced by Media Rich, in Big Picture - Media Rich Learning (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2018), 4 mins
On January 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson rose before Congress to outline his blueprint for a new world order. His Fourteen Points address was a bold statement of American idealism. It helped bring an end to World War I, but failed to secure the just and lasting peace that the president envisioned.
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produced by Media Rich, in Big Picture - Media Rich Learning (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2018), 4 mins
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On January 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson rose before Congress to outline his blueprint for a new world order. His Fourteen Points address was a bold statement of American idealism. It helped bring an end to World War I, but failed to secure the just and lasting peace that the president envisioned.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Media Rich
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
Big Picture - Media Rich Learning
Person Discussed
Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924
Topic / Theme
Peace processes, Treaties, Democracy, International laws, Civil rights, Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919, World War I, 1914-1918, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Americans, French, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Media Rich
Historical Event
Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919, World War I, 1914-1918
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Herbert Hoover & Huey Long
directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1989, originally published 1989), 46 mins
The Great Depression crashed upon America in 1929. This program profiles Herbert Hoover, president from 1929 to 1933, and Huey Long—governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, senator from 1932 to 1935, presidential hopeful, and victim of assassination—murdered at the height of his popularity.
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directed by Alan Landsburg, 1933-; produced by Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1989, originally published 1989), 46 mins
Description
The Great Depression crashed upon America in 1929. This program profiles Herbert Hoover, president from 1929 to 1933, and Huey Long—governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, senator from 1932 to 1935, presidential hopeful, and victim of assassination—murdered at the height of his popularity.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alan Landsburg, 1933-, A&E Television Networks, Peter Graves, 1926-2010
Author / Creator
Alan Landsburg, 1933-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Speaker / Narrator
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, Thomas Semmes Walmsley, 1889-1942, Peter Graves, 1926-2010
Person Discussed
Huey Pierce Long, Jr., 1893-1935, Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, Thomas Semmes Walmsley, 1889-1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, CarlAustin Weiss, 1906-1935
Topic / Theme
Economic depressions, Government appointees, Heads of state, Humanitarian aid, Political corruption, Political influence, Political intrigue, Political life, Stock market, Economic classes, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Mississippi River Flood 1927, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932, Political and Social Movements, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914..
Economic depressions, Government appointees, Heads of state, Humanitarian aid, Political corruption, Political influence, Political intrigue, Political life, Stock market, Economic classes, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Mississippi River Flood 1927, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932, Political and Social Movements, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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Copyright © 1989 by A&E Television Networks
Historical Event
Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War I, 1914-1918, Mississippi River Flood 1927, Bonus Army Marches on Washington, D.C., 1932
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Images of America, Philadelphia: The World War I Years
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 128 page(s),
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In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the “Workshop of the...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2013), 128 page(s),
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In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the “Workshop of the World,” Philadelphia saw its manufacturing and textile companies converted, almost overnight, to full wartime production. Meanwhile,...
In 1914, Philadelphia was the third largest city in the United States with a population of just over one and a half million people. It was fitting, therefore, that during World War I, Philadelphia mobilized itself for the war effort perhaps more than any other large American city. Nicknamed the “Workshop of the World,” Philadelphia saw its manufacturing and textile companies converted, almost overnight, to full wartime production. Meanwhile, private and city-sponsored organizations sprang up to send relief to the people of war-torn Europe and prepare for the possibility of American involvement. The Great War would forever alter the city’s landscape and its people. Architecturally, demographically, and socially, Philadelphia would experience sweeping change, and the people of William Penn’s “greene country towne” would come together as never before to support the war effort at home and their boys abroad.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Peter John Williams
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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Images of America, San Antonio in the Great War
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
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San Antonio, Texas, has been called “Military City USA” for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was st...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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San Antonio, Texas, has been called “Military City USA” for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was still in the future. Fort Sam Houston was the largest US Army post in the country, but its attention was focused on the border with Mexic...
San Antonio, Texas, has been called “Military City USA” for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was still in the future. Fort Sam Houston was the largest US Army post in the country, but its attention was focused on the border with Mexico. This changed on April 6, 1917, as the United States needed to quickly raise an expeditionary army of three million men with its attendant air service and send it overseas. This volume portrays the growth of military facilities and infrastructure in San Antonio during World War I that started the Alamo City on the road to becoming “Military City USA.”
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by John M. Manguso
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.
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directed by Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015 and David De Rozas, fl. 2014; produced by Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017 and Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films (El Dorado Hills, CA: El Dorado Films, 2018), 23 mins
Description
Combining unseen footage with original scores from the era, this film tells the story of Noble Sissle incredible life journey that spans "The Harlem Hell Fighters" of World War I, Broadway Theatre, the Civil Rights movement, and decades of Black cultural production.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carolina Gratianne, fl. 2017, Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, El Dorado Films
Author / Creator
Daniel Leonard Bernardi, fl. 2015, David De Rozas, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
El Dorado Films
Speaker / Narrator
Noble Lee Sissle, Jr., Trevor Getz, fl. 2020
Person Discussed
Noble Lee Sissle, Jr., Trevor Getz, fl. 2020, Eubie Blake, 1887-1983, James Reese Europe, 1880-1919, Noble Sissle, 1889-1975
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Singers, Veterans (Armed services), Composers, Ragtime, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 El Dorado Films
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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Photograph of Butcher's Stall in the Netherlands
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries), Underwood & Underwood (1918) , 3 page(s)
A photograph of a Dutch butcher's stall with only fish for sale due to wartime shortages.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries), Underwood & Underwood (1918) , 3 page(s)
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A photograph of a Dutch butcher's stall with only fish for sale due to wartime shortages.
Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Underwood & Underwood
Topic / Theme
Butcher shops, Wartime economy, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Dutch
Copyright Message
1918
Historical Event
World War I, 1914-1918
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