by Rose of Sharon Winter
synopsis
This video is part of a series that surveys the course of American history from the 1890s through the middle of the 20th century. The intended audience is the student population, from junior high school through college. In this volume, the subject is the war years of 1917-1918. Idealism ran high in America, and many volunteered to serve in the "War to End All Wars." The bitter reality of the brutality of the war changed America from a land of naïveté to a more sobered country. The worldwide flu epidemic, which killed more people than the war, was also a major factor in the darkening of the American mood.
