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-- United States and the world (1865-1917)c2003., Adolescent, Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the slaughter of the buffalo and the conquest of the American West; the Dawes Act and its impact on Native Americans; from isolation to empire; the Spanish-American War; the Filipino insurrection; America in the Caribbean and the Panama Canal; the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine; dollar diplomacy; intervention in Latin America.
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c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 13.Summary Note: Examines the period of industrialization in the United States in the late 19th century.
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-- Democracy & reform.c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 7.Summary Note: "As America expanded, many people prospered, while others, especially immigrants in large urban areas, struggled with poverty, substance abuse and homelessness. In addition, property qualifications limited the number of citizens who could vote. See how Andrew Jackson's rise to the presidency prompted significant social and political change. Gradually, property qualifications were eliminated and more men gained the right to vote. Viewers learn about the Seneca Falls Convention, the first organized attempt to address the rights of women. This program also addresses how others tried to improve both themselves and society. During this period, many people sought to end the most divisive issue in America-- slavery-- and strove for a stronger, more unified nation."--Container.
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-- Immigration & cultural change.c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 12.Summary Note: Examines the large infusion of immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century and public schools, movies, newspapers and sports helped to Americanize the newcomers.
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-- Industrialization and urbanization (1870-1910)c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 11.Summary Note: Examines the development of the steam engines and the railroad, which served as the catalyst for western expansion, economic growth and the development of large corporations.
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-- Reconstruction & segregation (1865-1910)c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 10.Summary Note: "The conclusion of the Civil War marked the end of slavery and of the Confederacy, but also the beginning of the monumental challenges of how to readmit the southern states into the Union and how to ensure the liberty of over three million newly freed African Americans. This program examines the antebellum struggles of Congress to rebuild the south as an equal and free society by means of the Reconstruction Amendments. It also looks at social and economic opposition to the citizenship of former slaves, including such obstacles as the Ku Klux Klan, sharecropping and black segregation."--Container.
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-- Progressive movement.c2003., Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 14.Summary Note: "The Progressive Movement at the turn of the 20th century was a response to the major social problems left in the wake of the nation's unbridled industrial expansion and the massive influx of new immigrants from Europe. See how Progressive Era reformers sought to gain citizen control over the nation's monopolistic corporations, and witness the success they had improving the lives and working conditions of America's industrial workforce. Viewers will also learn about the suffrage movement, Progressive-era crusaders like Jacob Riis and W.E.B. DuBois, as well as other more radical groups such as the Socialists and the Industrial Workers of the World."--Container.
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-- United States and the world (1865-1917)c2003., Adolescent, Schlessinger Media Call No: DVD 973 UNI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: United States history, origins to 2000 Volume: v. 15.Summary Note: Examines the slaughter of the buffalo and the conquest of the American West; the Dawes Act and its impact on Native Americans; from isolation to empire; the Spanish-American War; the Filipino insurrection; America in the Caribbean and the Panama Canal; the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine; dollar diplomacy; intervention in Latin America.