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This series documents the struggles of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in the last year of World War II as each sought to impose his conception of the post-war world on the others. The war would soon be over, but who would win the peace and dominate the world? The US wanted to convert the world to its blend of democracy and capitalism; Britain sought to re-impose the pre-war colonial system and stem the tide of communism; and the USSR sought to create as wide a zone of protection and dominion as possible. This comprehensive set of programs covers the attitudes and actions, the deceptions and double-dealings, the leaders and events that set the stage for the Cold War.
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This 17-part all-ages series details the history of the 17 US presidents who served America during the turbulent 20th Century. Each president made a difference in the times in which he served. Each has a unique story to tell, and each a museum where that story is told. Programs from the 20th Century Presidents series are filmed at different presidential libraries and museums around the country, where American youngsters tell the exciting stories of these leaders.
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What really happened behind the scenes of the historic 2008 presidential election?
The Bigger Hammer tracks the message wars of the Obama-McCain race with
the leading strategists and spinners, uncovering how politics, thirty second TV
ads, and history shaped the race for the White House.
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As man has sought to traverse gaps some technological marvels have been devised. The description and history of various bridge types are explained as well as construction methods, materials used and needs for bridges. Aqueducts, cantilevers, cables and beams, piers and viaducts are some of the varieties of bridges in existence. The workings of a suspension bridge and drawbridge are explained and the longest bridge in the world is shown.
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1923 - 1929 At 2:30 a.m. August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Coolidge received word that he was president. By light of a kerosene lamp, his father administered the oath of office.
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In the long line of British prime ministers there has been no one quite like Winston Churchill. How did a man responsible for some of history's greatest military disasters become the hero of the British people and the only man who could lead them through this war?
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In the vibrant city of Tokyo where Asian and Western art styles meet, photographer
Ishiuchi Miyako discusses her captivating work which explores the passage
of time. We also meet one of Japan's most established sculptures and painters,
77-year old Yayoi Kusama.
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1953 - 1961 Bringing to the presidency his prestige as commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained the truce in Korea and worked incessantly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the Cold War.
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Egypt - Gift of the Nile portrays the amazing achievements of the ancient Egyptians. Its seminal civilization is brought vividly to life by reenactments, quotations from ancient writers, and stunning photography. The annual inundation of the life giving Nile is revealed as the source of the agricultural prosperity which made possible the evolution of the kingdoms of Egypt, the power of the pharaohs, and the construction of the fabled pyramids which those rulers built to immortalize their reigns and guard their mummified bodies in the afterlife. We are shown the methods of construction, the interiors of these mysterious tombs, and the head of the unbelievable Sphinx, perhaps the most famous statue in the world.
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The Force that Changed the World documents the massive change electricity has had on the civilized world over the past century, and what it holds for the future. The ancient Greeks first discovered attractive electric forces when they rubbed amber with wool. In 1600, William Gilbert discovered that glass and diamonds behaved like amber and called these materials "electrics," based on the term electrum, the Latin word for amber. From Ben Franklin to Alessandro Volta, Andre Ampere, and George Ohm, advances in understanding electricity were made. From the telephone to the television and from the refrigerator to air conditioning, we have reached the point where the whole world is but a key stroke away.
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The discovery of oil in the Middle East sparked worldwide interest for its acquisition and control. Over the past 100 years, struggles for power and wealth have kept the Middle East at the center of world conflict.
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Part 1 chronicles the discovery of oil in Persia in 1908; the tumultuous claims placed on Middle East territories and conclude with the British being sent home from Iran in the 1950s. This episode explores the sphere of interest, power politics, oil's role in both World Wars, American influence, the Saudi empire, the exile of Britain, and the Shaw's rise to power and the start of turmoil between the nations of the Middle East.
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Part 3 profiles the after effects of the second gulf war. Iraq, which once played a major role in the Middle East oil trade, is struggling to gain stability. Exemplifying this is the city of Kirkuk, one of the two largest oil regions in the country, where oil brought destruction and discrimination against the Kurds. In Iran, controversy surrounds the Sunni and Shiite's and the struggle for everyday life. This episode also shows the disparity between north and south Tehran and the south's disappointment with failed promises by president Ahmadinijhad. In stark contrast lies Kuwait and Saudi Arabia where modernization is far beyond that of Iran and Iraq.
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1933 - 1945 Assuming the presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, FDR helped the American people regain faith in themselves and brought hope to them when he asserted, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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1989 - 1993 George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to make us a "kinder and gentler nation." He pledged to use American strength as "a force for good", but lost his bid for reelection.
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1974 - 1977 When Ford took the oath of office, he declared, "I assume the presidency under extraordinary circumstances." He had been the vice president chosen under the terms of 25th Amendment and was succeeding the first president ever to resign.
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This visually stunning three part series explores the connection of the religion of Islam with its art and architecture, revealing how artistic giants such as Sinian were led by Islamic movement to craft a glorious aesthetic heritage. Their faith is reflected in the related but distinct achievements throughout the centuries: the Umayyads of Damascus, in the 9th and 10th, the 12th century Shi'ite Fatimids and 14th century Sunni Mamlukes of Cairo, and the Ottomans of Istanbul in the 15th and 16th centuries. The combinations of unsurpassed beauty and compelling storytelling makes this subject readily accessible to a broad audience.
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HAMAS VICTORY investigates the appeal of an officially terrorist organization both in the isolated, more traditionally Islamic oriented Gaza Strip, and in the secularized West Bank. The earlier Palestinian popular support of Yassir Arafat's "Fatah" movement has declined as its corruption and scandals punctuated the failure to achieve peace and prosperity, much less totally expel the Israelis - portrayed as alien and brutal occupiers.
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This five-part series provides a chronological look at the development of the United States from the earliest explorers to the present. After settlement and struggles with the Native Americans,America gains its freedom from Britain in the Revolutionary War and creates a new constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and war with Mexico spread the country across the continent, but the issue of slavery threatens to divide the republic. A mighty civil war cannot halt westward expansion; war with Spain is followed by the two world wars. The Cold War and the magnificent achievements of the space age bring us into the 1990s.
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1961 - 1963 On November 22, 1963 - when he was hardly past his first 1,000 days in office -JFK was killed by an assasin as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. JKF was the youngest man elected to the presidency.
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From Roman times through today various bridges have been utilized. The history of, and the problems resolved with each new design and construction method: Beam, arch, cantilever, keystone, drawbridges, suspension, swing bridges and aqueducts are described. The erecting of the longest bridge in the world (23 miles) with its many challenges is also depicted.
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1963 - 1969 "A Great Society" for the American people was Lyndon B. Johnson's vision. In his first years in office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative programs in the nation's history - and carried on the rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Vietnam.
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Part 1 - Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan - The earliest maps didn't represent the actual land content of the world. Maps were updated as more of New World was explored. The maps of the Middle Ages, were mostly based on conjecture rather than actual discovery. With the expansion of the spice trade between Asian and Portugal and Spain, the maps began to change once again.
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The earlier explores provided mapmakers with an understanding of the major continents. Part two of this series highlights the voyages of British Explorer James Cook and French explorer Jean Francois de la Perouse. James Cook, an exceptional navigator and cartographer, circumnavigated New Zealand, explored the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and crossed the Polar Circle being the first to understand the icy nature of Antarctica.
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This two-part series gives viewers insight into how maps were drawn and revised based on the voyages of the great explorers. Interviews with historians and cartographers are interspersed with reenactments and the voyages and discoveries.
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The 2012 Presidential election was the most costly ever in the U.S. History. More than $6 billion has been spent by the campaigns and independent groups to get their candidate elected. But for what purpose?
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The Ottomans continued the theme of borrowing from, or adapting the work of their Byzantine predecessors. The two dominating buildings of historic Istanbul are the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia. The latter is a converted Christian cathedral, still containing the images of Jesus and Mary alongside the motifs of the early caliphs. The man mainly responsible for the conversion was the pre-eminent architect of Islam, Sinan. He was lucky enough to win the patronage of Suleiman the Magnificent, one of the richest and the most powerful of Ottoman rulers.
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As the Allied armies swarm into the collapsing Third Reich, the disagreements of Roosevelt and Churchill allow Stalin to gain effective control of Eastern Europe. The British military favors a sweep through the north of Germany to take Berlin. But Eisenhower opts instead to leave that region to the Red Army. The Americans effectively yield Poland to the USSR to gain Russian support for the ongoing war against Japan.
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The horrors of the death camps are exposed to the world with prisoners' liberation by the Allies; the loss of human lives in the forced marches, and in the flight in the east from the Russian steamroller is enormous. Political maneuvering among the Big Three began in earnest as they sought to segregate Europe's nationalities; the division of Germany into occupied zones is determined, but the fates of other nations are determined by the momentum of the Soviet's drive to the west.
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Millions died of starvation and other effects of the war. The broken promises and implicit threats between the Big Three created an arena for the confrontation of the two new superpowers as exhausted Britain lost its preeminence. Britain repudiated Churchill's dreams of restored imperial grandeur, and the USSR and the US went in twelve months from being allies to enemies.
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The American embargo of supplies led Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. No hesitation marked the decision to utilize the newly-developed atomic bomb on Japan. Experts deemed that it was the quickest way to get the Japanese to surrender. When the war was won in South East Asia and the Pacific, the US was forced to utilize British troops to restore order. They in turn used Japanese forces to quell growing calls for nationalism in the region; this combustible mixture led to the Korean, Vietnam and Cambodian wars.
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America was now the richest nation in the world; Britain was victorious, but bankrupt; the Soviet Union had been devastated but was ideologically strong and committed to the victory of its brand of communism. The cooperation of the war years and the hopes of its continuation faded and Europe faced years of extreme hardship. The forces that were to shape international politics for the next fifty years emerged in 1945.
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What happened in Europe at the time of the renaissance and
how has it influenced modern man? This historical documentary
takes us back to one of history's most intriguing and crucial
chapters of Europe's history when doors opened to whole
new worlds; when man explored the stars, and traveled to the
ends of the earth.
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1969 - 1974 Reconciliation was the first goal set by Nixon. He succeeded in ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R. and China. But the Watergate scandal ultimately led to his resignation.
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1981 - 1989 At the end of his two terms, Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon government.
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Touching, passionate and provocative, A Team for Peace follows the riveting journey of a group of preadolescent soccer players, half Palestinian, half Israeli, put together to play on an all star team, The Peace Team, and compete in the world's largest international youth soccer tournament.
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1901-1909 With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, 42, at the time became the youngest president in American history.
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Mawlana-Jalal-al-din-Rumi emerged in the 13th century as an apostle of tolerance long before the development of Renaissance humanism and many centuries prior to the European Enlightenment. His was a light of spirituality thrusting from the darkness of the Medieval Age towards a new type of humanism.
His teachings encompassed the ideas of tolerance, urging human beings to respect each other's faiths, ideals, orientations, cultural values, and developing the ability to get along despite divisions of nationality and religion.
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Travel Thru History is an in-depth look at the attractions and the history behind famous cities and towns around the United States. Presented in the style of other popular, educational programming like Modern Marvels - Travel Thru History is designed for a teenage audience, and focuses on learning.
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Cairo displays the glories of two of the great Islamic regimes - the Shi'ite Fatimids who swept in from the North African desert, and the Mamluks, slave soldiers who overthrew their masters to set up their own Sunni dynasty. Both have left behind impressive evidence of their strength. The program introduces a colorful cast of characters. The rebel governor Ibn Tulun spent all his tax takings on building one of the earliest and finest mosques, named after him, instead of passing the money on to his masters in Baghdad; the caliph Hakim won widespread Shi'ite admiration despite his cruel and despotic rule.
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Looks at the achievements of the first Islamic dynasty, the Umayyads, who established their capital at Damascus. Their regime spread throughout greater Syria, and they left a rich architectural heritage. This includes two of the great surviving Islamic buildings, the Great Mosque of Damascus and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. The program emphasises how the early Islamic builders and architects used ideas and materials inherited from their Byzantine predecessors.
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1921-1923 Warren Harding declared, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing." His detractors called Harding's speeches "an army of pompous phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea."
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1909-1913 Distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician, William Howard Taft spent four uncomfortable years in the White House.
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1993 - 2001 During the administration of Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well-being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since FDR to win a second term in office.
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1913 - 1921 Like Roosevelt before him, Wilson regarded himself a personal representative of the people, who proclaimed America's entrace into World War I a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy."
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The World consists of 26 programs and covers the history of the world from the dawn of mankind to ancient Greece and Rome, the expansion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the development of the United States through the Great Depression and the Cold War, to the present. Concise, accurate and complete, The World is an excellent resource for all students.
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