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America: Promised Land, Part 2
directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Sparked by the Industrial Revolution, a wave of migrants flood the United...
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directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
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America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Sparked by the Industrial Revolution, a wave of migrants flood the United States. One-third of the entire population of Norway and Sweden migrate to America, transforming the Pacific Northwest.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nutopia, Corey Johnson, 1961-
Author / Creator
Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006, Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America: Promised Land
Speaker / Narrator
Corey Johnson, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 8, Boom
directed by Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015; produced by Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 8 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented.
America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits the road. Massive engineering projects modernize the West.
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directed by Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015; produced by Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 8 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
Description
America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented.
America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits the road. Massive engineering projects modernize the West.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015, Nutopia, Danny Webb, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Clare Beavan, fl. 1993-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America: The Story of Us
Speaker / Narrator
Danny Webb, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Henry Ford, 1863-1947
Topic / Theme
St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Chicago, IL, February 14, 1929, Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Prohibition, U.S., 1919-1933, Political and Social Movements, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2010 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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American Experience, Season 30, Episode 11, The Eugenics Crusade
directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001, Connie Honeycutt, fl. 2011 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, WGBH Boston, 42nd Parallel Films and American Experience Films, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 11 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
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directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001, Connie Honeycutt, fl. 2011 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, WGBH Boston, 42nd Parallel Films and American Experience Films, in American Experience, Season 30, Episode 11 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 1 hour 54 mins
Description
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001, Connie Honeycutt, fl. 2011, Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, WGBH Boston, 42nd Parallel Films, American Experience Films, Corey Stoll, 1976-
Author / Creator
Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Corey Stoll, 1976-
Person Discussed
Margaret Sanger, 1879-1966, Harry Hamilton Laughlin, 1880-1943, Charles Davenport, 1866-1944, Ann Cooper Hewitt, 1915-1956, Madison Grant, 1865-1937, Henry H. Goddard, 1866-1957, Sir Francis Galton, 1822-1911
Topic / Theme
Holocaust, 1939-1945, Science and Technology, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Americans, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Big Picture, Episode 560, Road to the Wall
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 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
Some walk ... some ride ... some are born on the way ... many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's episode tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.
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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 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
Description
Some walk ... some ride ... some are born on the way ... many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's episode tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Leon Trotsky, 1879-1940
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Communism, Economic conditions, Food supply, Military occupation, Nationalization, Revolutions, Cold War, 1945-1989, Czechoslovakia, Coup d'Etat, 1948, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Germans Capture Tobruk, June 21, 1942, Russian Revolution, 1905, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Soviet Union Invades Poland, September 17, 1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Politica...
Civil war, Communism, Economic conditions, Food supply, Military occupation, Nationalization, Revolutions, Cold War, 1945-1989, Czechoslovakia, Coup d'Etat, 1948, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Germans Capture Tobruk, June 21, 1942, Russian Revolution, 1905, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Soviet Union Invades Poland, September 17, 1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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DK Timelines, Episode 26, The 1920s
produced by Makematic, in DK Timelines, Episode 26 (Derry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2023), 3 mins
This is a timeline of the Roaring Twenties - a decade of unrivaled optimism and plenty, as many Americans – flush with cash – luxuriated in new sights, sounds and ways of life. But all came to an end as the economic boom turned to bust.
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produced by Makematic, in DK Timelines, Episode 26 (Derry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2023), 3 mins
Description
This is a timeline of the Roaring Twenties - a decade of unrivaled optimism and plenty, as many Americans – flush with cash – luxuriated in new sights, sounds and ways of life. But all came to an end as the economic boom turned to bust.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Makematic
Series
DK Timelines
Topic / Theme
Economic empowerment, Economic depressions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 Makematic
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