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Between the World Wars(1920-1940)
Videos about the 1920s in the USA
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Ages: 12 - 18
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At the close of World War I, the United States found itself in a recession. Millions of veterans were suddenly looking for jobs at a time when industry was reeling from the cancellation of billions of dollars in war contracts. In addition, shortages ...of consumer goods that were not produced during the war created high prices and inflation. The cost of living doubled from 1913 to 1920, causing great distress for many Americans. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 7, 2009 at 09:51 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Beginning in 1920, immigration into the United States once again increased dramatically. Approximately 110,000 people immigrated to the U.S. in 1919, and that number increased to more than 430,000 in 1920 and more than 800,000 in 1921. And as before,... many native-born Americans saw the immigrants as a threat to their livelihood and their image of America. Congress, reacting to this widespread sentiment, passed the Emergency Quota Act of 1921.
Under this act, a new quota system would stem the influx of foreign-born citizens into the United States. The number of immigrants allowed to enter America for any given county was limited to three percent of the number of immigrants from that country already living in the United States as defined by the census of 1910. To further restrict immigration, in 1924 Congress adjusted the quota system so it was based on the census of 1890 when few southern Europeans had arrived. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 7, 2009 at 09:38 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt first took the Presidential oath on the 4th of March, 1933. It was the last time an American president was sworn-in during that month. Now inaugurations occur in January.
Near the beginning of this famous inaugural speech..., FDR told his fellow citizens: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Note that the President, whose legs were paralyzed from polio, stood during his entire speech. (20:12)
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April 17, 2010 at 05:01 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This is a slideshow of pictures from 1930's New York.
July 12, 2009 at 03:27 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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The CCC was President Roosevelt's answer to the environmental and economic challenges facing the country. Enlisting 250,000 workers in just two months, the CCC was an ambitious undertaking that brought several government agencies together in the effo...rt. Comparison from today to economic climate in the 1930"s. (59:00)
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April 23, 2010 at 09:45 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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One thousand miles from anywhere lay a lonely outpost of coral and sea called Midway. It was here in 1942 where the U.S. and Japan fought one of the greatest naval battles of World War II that changed the course of history. And it is here again where... Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard now leads a team of experts and four World War II veterans on the voyage of their lives. They’re on a race against time to do the impossible: find at least one of the five downed aircraft carriers. Join them as they pay their final respects to their fallen comrades. (1hr23min)
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August 8, 2011 at 12:49 AM
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Ages: 15 - 18
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THE DETECTIVE: Wes Cowan THE PLACE: Reno, Nevada THE CASE: In the late spring of 1945, in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two, Allied forces move north through Italy, liberating towns from Fascist control. Italy’s leader, Benito Mussolini..., is in hiding. A deadly cat and mouse game unfolds as members of the American spy service, the OSS, hunt for Mussolini, to try him as a war criminal. But Il Duce has terrorized Italians for twenty one years – and the US Military are in a race with Italian Partisans who want vengeance. Jerry Steichen, of Reno, Nevada, has a weapon which he believes may be connected to the last days of the world’s first fascist state. Jerry wants to know if a dagger his uncle brought back from the war belonged to Mussolini himself. (15mins)
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February 18, 2012 at 04:32 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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During World War II, the South Pacific Philippine Sea was not only the site of many battles but also where the United States had many ships stationed. One of the ships was the U.S.S. Indianapolis, which sank after being torpedoed by an enemy submari...ne. This History Detectives video segment chronicles that attack from the perspective of one survivor, L.D. Cox. While being interviewed about his memories of a fellow sailor, Cox describes the sinking from the instant the boat was hit to the moment he heard the engines of the rescue planes. He illustrates his furious swim away from the sinking vessel, surviving extreme dehydration and floating for days in shark-infested waters. (2:35)
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February 19, 2012 at 04:50 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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At the height of his political power, Louisiana Senator Huey Pierce Long, while making inroads on the national political scene, was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. Length 4:00
June 28, 2012 at 12:15 PM
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Ages: 7 - 12
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This video explains the history of the Statue of Liberty. A great many statistics are given to provide some insights into her size. Would be interesting to have students make a copy to scale. Run time 5:11
December 1, 2010 at 05:18 PM
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