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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED
- Block Feed: Programs 101-105 Program Details
- 2 hours, 1 minutes
- Thursday, September 27 at 8:30 am on KETED
- Tuesday, November 13 at 2:00 pm on KETED
- Tuesday, April 15 at 2:00 pm on KETED
Episodes Included in These Block Feeds
- 101. Immigrant America
- Between 1900 and 1917, eight million immigrants crossed the Atlantic to start new lives in the United States. Could America fulfill all of their expectations for success and prosperity?
- 102. Boom and Bust
- The Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age, coming after the horrors of World War I, were a boom time of prosperity and pleasure. How real was the prosperity for most Americans, and why did the good times crash in 1929?
- 103. Hard Times
- In the early 1930s, the U.S. experienced the worst depression in its history; 15 million Americans lost their jobs. What was it like to live through the Great Depression?
- 104. New Deal
- In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt toured the country and promised a "New Deal" for the American people. How successful would his programs be in tackling the challenges ahead?
- 105. Black America
- In the early decades of the 20th century, African Americans experienced a harsh side to America's promise as land of the free. How real was the American Dream for them?
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