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SONG BOOK. Robert Fulton per- ected the steamboat in 1811. It made its first ippearance in New Or- eans the following year. The first thought to be transmitted via telegraph from one community to another was: What hath God wrought? The mes- sage was flashed over the wire between Bal- timore and Washing- ton, D.C., in 1844. Communist threat, the Cold War Fascism, atomic and nuclear power were all present during the first part of the 20th Century. The United States tried to demonstrate to the rest of the world the virtues of freedom. One way to accomplish this goal was to eliminate the wrong at home and then proceed to help the other nations of the world eliminate their own problems through a series of military and economic programs. TTiese programs further accomplished the aim of America which was to make the world a better place to live. 15
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WORLD WAR I A DRASTIC CHANGE Thus, as the 20th century rolled around, the United States was a little over one hundred years old and the pains of age were showing in the prob- lems that were starting to arise. The Progressives, a political party during the ye ars before World War I, advocated that if people were shown what was right that they would act in the general interest. This was a very optimistic point of view. The Progressive Party sought to make government more responsive to the desire of the majority of the people. When World War I started, the Progressive point of view was severely shaken. They realized that the world would not be safe for the prog- ressive government. This progressive attitude was restored during the 1930 ' s, the Great Depression years, when Franklin Roosevelt ' s New Deal wa in operation trying to restore the nation to its former condition. The faith in the democratic form of government also was restored. u
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In this Bicentennial year, of 1976, the American people should realize that it is from our past that we can learn to create our future. The awareness of the past is vital as our nation enters its third cen- tury of existence, a most challenging endeavor. 16
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