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In the decades leading to the twenty-first century, American society underwent many changes that affected the way people lived and changed the face of America. Congress passed the Immigration Act in 1965 that removed restrictions based on natural ori...gin, resulting in an increase in the number of immigrants coming to America. During the last two decades of the century nearly one million new immigrants entered the country every year. While the immigrants who had come to America in the 1800s and early 1900s were primarily European, these new immigrants were mostly from Asia and Latin America. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 02:56 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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In February of 1972, President Nixon and his National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger, sojourned to China for a historic meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong. This trip was a complete about-face for the United States, which prior to this time had follo...wed an ironclad policy of containment of communism. Recognizing that containment had the effect of driving China and the USSR together into a monolithic communist bloc, Nixon and Kissinger decided to pursue an initiative to normalize relations with both countries.
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December 10, 2009 at 02:07 PM
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Election of 1968
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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The war in Vietnam exerted crucial influence over the presidential election of 1968. Many Americans felt they should support U.S. foreign policies toward Vietnam wholeheartedly and without public criticism that might give encouragement to America's e...nemies. Their motto was "My country, right or wrong."
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December 10, 2009 at 02:04 PM
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President Kennedy's vision of a New Frontier represented a country hungry for economic expansion and social development. However, global events quickly shifted his focus to the international stage.
December 10, 2009 at 01:56 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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The Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (also known as the mother of all battles August 1990 28 February 1991)[7][8] was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition for...
May 25, 2010 at 04:54 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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The Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (also known as the mother of all battles August 1990 28 February 1991)[7][8] was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition fo...
May 25, 2010 at 04:51 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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The Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (also known as the mother of all battles August 1990 28 February 1991)[7][8] was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition for...
May 25, 2010 at 04:53 PM
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The New Frontier at Home
From hippocampus.org, produced by University of CA and Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
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In addition to his charm and good looks, it was President Kennedy's dedication to domestic policy initiatives that made him an extremely popular president. Kennedy emphatically supported many social programs and tax cuts that he believed would create... unprecedented economic success for Americans. (Video is narrated with slides and speeches.)
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December 10, 2009 at 01:58 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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The Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (also known as the mother of all battles August 1990 28 February 1991)[7][8] was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition for...
May 25, 2010 at 04:55 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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For the first time on YouTube, the DCMP and the University of South Carolina Newsreel Library (www.sc.edu/library/newsfilm/) would like to present rare newsreel footage of Helen Keller meeting First Lady Grace Coolidge. Although no audio was recorded... at the meeting, the visual content has been described for viewers who are blind or visually impaired. This video includes descriptions. Run time 02:25.
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July 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM
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