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S1 E1 The Remarkable 20th Century

Documentary

TV-PG

55 minutes

Jan 18, 2000

After the turn of a century, marked by mass innovations released more rapidly than any time period prior, the world's populous was anxious and impatient for what the next could bring.Featuring: Howard K. Smith, Jimmy Hodson, Scott Popjes, Steven Vosburgh, Steve Edwards, Greg Perkins, Jesse Kennedy

Season 1, 10 Episodes

Season 1 (10 Episodes)

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

After the turn of a century, marked by mass innovations released more rapidly than any time period prior, the world's populous was anxious and impatient for what the next could bring.

The Remarkable 20th Century - The Remarkable 20th Century

The Remarkable 20th Century,

A decade significantly defined by what was then the most deathly and international war in human history, equivalent progressions were demanded by the times in parallel fields, such as art, philosophy, and science.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

In the 1920s, following the "War to End All Wars," countries that were already amid reforming their semblances of peacetime, found themselves confronted with the need to reinvent and solidify decidedly solidified cultural identities.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

Following a seemingly worldwide regression, a decidedly active collective effort initiated to establish and balance the increasingly unpredictable nature of modernity.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

A decade intrinsically linked to the infamous iconography that defined it, the 1940s have become almost synonymous with all things WWII and Holocaust-related.

The Remarkable 20th Century - The 1950's

With cultures and world identities solidifying themselves identifiers later recognized as staples of the times beginning to form, the 1950s became a widely identifiable starting point of what we now colloquially refer to as pop culture.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

The 1960s served as a pivotal transition period, filled with revolutions ranging from social to governmental.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

With tensions mounting over America's imperial presence in all corners of the planet, combined with juxtaposing dissatisfactions over domestic policy.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

The 1980s were a time of technological progress, which naturally implemented changes ranging from oppressive regimes to improvements in daily life.

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The Remarkable 20th Century,

With the turn of a new century breathing down its neck, the 1990s were recognizable by the inevitable presence of a new millennium breathing down its neck.

Details

The Remarkable 20th Century

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

55 minutes

An encapsulation of the first decade of the 20th century, and the inconceivable improvements to society not possible prior.

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