Emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, weve examined various disasters. First of all the psychological and physical problems at jamestown, disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party, the potato family, disaster of tourism, the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. Today were discussing polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im enterintereste this topic because i teach a seminar in the 1950s. Looking at polio reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just want to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art, i was reading the new york review of books and there is a review of a novel that Woodie Guthrie wrote. It doesnt get a very good review. But obviously he gets some attention. Youll be pleased to know that the introducti
A Lasting Impact on American Society. This class is about an hour, 20 minutes. All right. So today were going to talk about america during the First World War. And ive called this lecture americans at war the myth busters edition. And i did that kind of intentionally. Because when we think about understanding the First World War in general, there are so many myths and misconceptions that are attached to the war that its really interesting for us to first understand why those myths exist and then to unpam them a little bit and think more about the reality of the experience, right . I want to start first by talking about how this connects to the First World War overall. So its not just america that has these myths, but even this sense of how we understand the First World War to begin with. And we think of the kind of general narrative that we attach to it. One of the most common narratives is that world war i was a senseless slaughter. Right . Weve already talked about the uncertainty as
The most intense experience on the ground, being in that community, still very divided over that takeover. First, the guessing game. Somebody who said a lot of things that i think people may. Forgotten, including ive forgotten some of the things. , the publicquestion domain has been a force of profound importance in the nationalization and development of the government. The person who said that is probably not someone you would have expected, because it was somebody who said a lot of things and he or she didnt and up getting credit. Who said that . Isnt it fun to be told you are going to be tricked . Come on, suckers. Its in your reading. I said it no. Its something i could have said, because public land they are the core of how the federal government grows. The west in the 19th century expansion was the key to expanding the power of the federal government. [indistinct] no. [indistinct] Frederick Jackson turner said that. He has benefited from you folks being here, because i reread the
Where else are you able to have face time with historians such as we have here . It is one of the great delights of such an experience, which leads me to the opportunity to introduce jennifer keene, not only a specialist in American Military history in world war i but extraordinary educator and lifetime friend of the museum and its mission. Jennifer spent some time in australia. She was reminiscing about being kangaroosy crowds of while she was there, so we have a lot in common. She has published widely on the american involvement in world ar i, including, doughboys world war i and the remaking of states, and the united and the first world war. She is also the lead author for an American History textbook, visions of america, that uses a visual approach to teaching students u. S. History. Jennifer has received numerous awards for her scholarships, including a fulbright to france and australia in the membership of the library of congress scholarships and international studies. Theres muc
1979, cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Announcer American History tv is on cspan3 every weekend featuring museum tours, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and much more. Here is a clip from a recent program. Here she is at 87. In an 1860 brigade eight march to the Capitol Building in d. C. , or they delivered a petition against the ruthless slaughter in vietnam. The speaker of the house, john mccormick, a veteran of world war i. 50 years seemed very short at that moment i think. ,n another echo of the war during the great war there is a 1970s soul record that shot to number one on the billboard chart by edward star. Imposed the rhetorical question, war, what is it good for . Absolutely nothing1 absolutely nothing announcer you can watch this and other American History programs on our website, where all video is archived. Thats cspan. Org history. Next