This informative documentary explores American history during the first half of the 20th century. Covers America's involvement in the First World War, the Prohibition era, the Roaring Twenties, the shift from the Industrial Revolution to the Technology Revolution, the Great Depression, World War II and the Cold War. The program examines the major technological advances that helped America to recognize its potential as a world power, the origins of the NAACP, how women obtained their right to vote and more.