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The story of WWI is covered in three parts. Part one covers the complicated origins of the Great War. Part two spans the early years, 1914-1916. Part three begins with the American declaration of war on Germany and ends with the armistice in November 1918.
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This section tells the story of the American home front. There are sections of propaganda, music, other pop culture, war hysteria and its impact on German Americans, and the restrictive Sedition Act. |
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WWI was over in 1918 but Woodrow Wilson's political fight was just beginning. This section covers the American President's efforts to wage peace from 1918-1920. |
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WWI brought about the first great communist experiment, in Russia. America reacted by sending troops to Russia to influence the ongoing civil war. Meanwhile, massive waves of immigration combined with labor unrest and capitalist excesses resulted in the First Red Scare.
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Subjects will include the returning soldiers & the economy, the influenza pandemic, the economy, the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal, passage of the 18th & 19th Amendments, and the election of 1920.
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