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HISTORY VAULT

America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom; the jet age and space age; the Challenger and 9/11 disasters.

America the Story of Us

Millennium

The United States emerges from World War II as a global superpower.

WWII

The stock market crashes; the Great Depression and dust bowl blanket the nation in darkness.

Bust

The discovery of oil triggers a business boom; Henry Ford's cars put Americans on the road; Prohibition.

Boom

Carnegie steel becomes the backbone for the rise of modern cities; skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty symbolize the American dream for millions of immigrants.

Cities

The Transcontinental Railroad transforms the heartland and unites the nation; the cowboy becomes an American icon.

Heartland

As the Civil War rages, the Confederacy's army proves to be formidable, but it can't match Union industry and resources; the Transcontinental Railroad transforms the heartland and unites the nation; the cowboy becomes an American icon.

Civil War

Slavery divides the nation; Abraham Lincoln's election as president is a harbinger of Civil War.

Division

Pioneers head west, but find the land is already claimed; California gold rush; the steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce; slavery divides the nation; Abraham Lincoln's election as president is a harbinger of Civil War.

Westward

A new nation is forged through the travails of a revolution against British rule.

Revolution

Early settlers fight for survival; tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the North becomes a powerhouse of trade; the Revolutionary War spawns a new nation.

Rebels

Exploring the history of the United States.

S1 E7 | Cities

E11 | Millennium

E10 | WWII

E9 | Bust

E8 | Boom

E7 | Cities

E6 | Heartland

E5 | Civil War

E4 | Division

E3 | Westward

E2 | Revolution

E1 | Rebels