Millennium The Cold War is the first test for the new superpower. The Challenger disaster and 9/11 are tragedies that[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep11 – Superpower
Superpower America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy and the population. American pioneers conquer new[…]
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America : The Story of the US -Documentary – S1, Ep10 – WWII
WWII The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation’s economy. American innovation[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep9 – Bust
Bust Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression. Dust storms blanket the Midwest[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep7 – Cities
Cities Americans conquer a new frontier – the modern city – with Carnegie’s empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep8 – Boom
Boom America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep6 – Heartland
Heartland The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent.[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep5 – Civil War
Civil War The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield. The formidable Confederate army[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep4 – Division
Division Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings[…]
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America : The Story of the US – Documentary – S1, Ep3 – Westward
Westward Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mountains, but find the land already claimed.[…]
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