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Assignment:
Please watch the video and answer the questions below:
1) Describe American society during the first decade of the 20th century. Include examples of the innocence and prosperity of the era.
2) List four new inventions and technologies that would change our country at the turn of the last century.
3) Explain how these new inventions and technologies were changing our society forever.
4) Describe the struggles for women and African Americans in America at the beginning of the 20th century.
5) How are Americans of the early 20th century similar to Americans of the early 21st century? Use examples!!
6) Explain what you like the most and the least about our nation a century ago. Be specific and use examples from the film in your response.
7) Describe the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. How was he different from all presidents before him?
8) Why was the Panama Canal such an important part of Teddy Roosevelts legacy?
9) How did the Panama Canal define America as a great power at the beginning of the 20th century?