American History – 164. Lost in the Stars – Movies Become Big Business in 1920s America
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) I’m Kay Gallant. Today, Harry Monroe and I tell more…
American History – 163. America Turns Inward After World War One
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The years after World War One were an important turning…
American History – 162. Wilson Builds Public Support for the League of Nations
(MUSIC) THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) After the end of World War One, President Woodrow Wilson sought national…
American History – 161. World War One Ends, but Wilson Knows His Battle Is Only Half Over
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) I’m Larry West. Today, Shirley Griffith and I continue the…
American History – 160. President Wilson Begins Negotiations for a World War One Peace Treaty
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) On November eleventh, ninteen eighteen, a truce was signed ending…
American History – 159. Technology Helps the Allied Forces Win World War One
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) I’m Maurice Joyce. Today, Larry West and I continue the…
American History – 158. 1918 American and German Forces Meet on a Battlefield Near Paris
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) I’m Tony Riggs. Today, Larry West and I continue the…
American History – 157. ‘Right Is More Precious Than Peace,’ Wilson Declares as U.S. Enters World War One
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) There was one main issue in America’s presidential election of…
American History – 156. Wilson Wins Re-election in 1916 on a Promise of ‘He Kept Us Out of War!’
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) In nineteen fourteen, Europe exploded into flames as World War…
American History – 155. Wilson’s Presidency Remembered Best for Its Foreign Policy
VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Woodrow Wilson’s first year as president in nineteen thirteen showed the…
American History – 154. America’s Economic Life Changes Under President Woodrow Wilson
(MUSIC) THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) A new leader stood before the American people on March fourth, nineteen-thirteen.…
American History – 153. Woodrow Wilson Wins 1912 Presidential Election
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) The first ten years of the twentieth century in America were shaped by the strong…
American History – 152. President Taft Breaks From Teddy Roosevelt — His Closest Friend
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English. (MUSIC) June eighteenth, nineteen ten, was an exciting day for Theodore Roosevelt. It was the day…
American History – 151. William Howard Taft Replaces Teddy Roosevelt as President
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The United States played a small part in world events…
American History – 150. Teddy Roosevelt’s Policies Lead to Social Reform in America
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States during the…