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Potsdam Conference: Big Three: Truman, Stalin & Churchill Meet in Berlin 1945 US OWI Newsreel
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President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin meet at Potsdam (near Berlin). The meeting was originally called the "Berlin Conference," the name was later changed to the "Potsdam…
President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin meet at Potsdam (near Berlin). The meeting was originally called the "Berlin Conference," the name was later changed to the "Potsdam…
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi standing in front of nuclear energy technology he helped develop.
The only one barred out [caricature of Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty]
Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.
Helen Gladys (Emery) Aoki and Gunjiro Aoki, March 1909.
Helen Gladys (Emery) Aoki and Gunjiro Aoki, March 1909.
Group playing ping-pong at the Puyallup Assembly Center.
Japanese Americans made every effort to lead normal lives in the Puyallup Assembly Center. They cultivated gardens, engaged in different types of activities, and played games such as ping-pong.
David Bohm
A photograph of a young David Bohm during the late 1930's.
Japanese Expansion Through China
Map that show the route of Japanese territory I Asia 1942
Italian Family Arriving at Ellis Island
An Italian immigrant family arrives at Ellis Island at the height of immigration in the United States
Mexican Family in Nebraska, 1922.
A Mexican mother is photographed with her children.
Grand Coulee Dam, 1941.
An aerial shot of the Grand Coulee Dam from June 14, 1941.
Al Capone Fingerprints Post-Incarceration
Regarding Al Capone's incarceration, he was needed for classification among his peers in order to clarify the "star ranking" of the inmate.
Is CVA-MVA-TVA Legislation Socialistic?
A pamphlet questioning the democratic legitimacy of legislation modeled after that which created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), c. 1950.
Ohio liquor store
An Ohio liquor store runs a sale before going out of business the day before the prohibition took effect in the state.
President Truman delivers Truman Doctrine speech before Congress.
President Harry S. Truman addressing a joint session of Congress asking for $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey. This speech became known as the "Truman Doctrine" speech.
Franklin Roosevelt - Fireside Chat #6, On Government and Capitalism (Universal Newsreel)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Universal Newsreel clip of his sixth Fireside Chat (September 30th, 1934).
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1924: The Johnson Reed Immigration Act
Race 2012: A Conversation About Race and Politics in America, a PBS election special. Check local listings.
Claire Jean Kim, Assoc. Prof., Political Science, University of California, Irvine, explains that this act instituted the national origins…
Claire Jean Kim, Assoc. Prof., Political Science, University of California, Irvine, explains that this act instituted the national origins…
Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25
In which John Green teaches you about the massive immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Immigrants flocked to the US from all over the world in this time period. Millions of Europeans moved to the US where they…
1920s Immigrant Health Inspectors, Ellis Island
Preliminary health screening at Ellis Island, 1920s.