Witness the entry of the U.S. into international politics as Theodore Roosevelt successfully ends the Russo-Japanese War of 1905
Newsreel footage recounting U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s mediation of the peaceful conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War, 1905.
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Newsreel footage recounting U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s mediation of the peaceful conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War, 1905.
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Learn about the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, by watching historical footage and viewing the USS Arizona National Memorial there.
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The U.S. presidential election of 1912.
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Learn about Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive Square Deal and big-stick approach to foreign policy.
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The bald eagle is a conservation success story—and a national symbol.
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Learn about Germany’s economic boom in 1870–71.
Learn about the major events of the Revolutionary War (1775–83), which won 13 American colonies their political independence from Great Britain.
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In September 1931 the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Manchuria, and refugees fled their burning cities. From “The Second World War: Prelude to Conflict” (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
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Hubert Humphrey discusses the personalities of some of the 20th century’s most memorable presidents.
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