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U.S. GOVERNMENT (1783 - 1865)
Trace the changes in U.S. government through the
early years of the nation's history. Study the drafting and passage of
the Constitution and explore how elected leaders interpreted the
document in the critical early years of the nation's history.
- Multimedia presentation - 45min
- Images included - 550
- Interactive Q&A - 100
To
help defray the cost of troops and guns, Congress passed a law
requiring citizens to pay an income tax-the first in the nation's
history.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT (1866 - 1977)
Chart the path of the U.S. government in the
decades following the Civil War. Explore the changes that occurred in
government as the nation's leaders dealt with the problems of an
emerging industrial nation--massive immigration, poverty, and a
devastating depression.
- Multimedia presentation - 45min
- Images included - 550
- Interactive Q&A - 100
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FOREIGN POLICY (1788 - 1933)
Follow America's transformation from a newcomer
on the international scene to a leader in world affairs. Reveals the
young nation's isolationism through the mid-nineteenth century, and
explains the reasons for its gradual shift to imperialism and a world
leadership role around 1900.
- Multimedia presentation - 40min
- Images included - 550
- Interactive Q&A - 100
4.
FOREIGN POLICY (1933 - 1963)
Chart the growing involvement of the United
States in world affairs from the 1930s to the Kennedy administration.
Explores the nation's retreat into isolationism during the Great
Depression, and its return to a world leadership role during and after
World War II. Discover why the United States pursued a new goal during
the cold war: the containment of communism throughout the world.
- Multimedia presentation - 55min
- Images included - 600
- Interactive Q&A - 100
5.
SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS
How does a society address the need for massive
social change? Survey reform movements in America, showing how they
emerged from an ever changing national conscience. Explore the crusade
to end slavery in the 1800s; the activism of the Progressive Era, when
reformers worked to stop the abuses of big business and industry; and
the welfare reforms and unionism of the 1930's.
- Multimedia presentation - 65min
- Images included - 800
- Interactive Q&A - 115
