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The Machines That Built America

(dramatic music) ‐ First thing you needto know about World War I in the United States is...

(dramatic music) ‐ First thing you need
to know about World War I in the United States is that it was
really profitable

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‐ First thing you need to know about World War I
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in the United States
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is that it was really profitable.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:15
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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Movie Summary

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E03 ‐ He started to drink heavily, - The Machines That Built America 00:04
‐ He started to drink heavily,
S01 • E03 And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
And he got a prescription for chloral hydrate as a sedative,
S01 • E01 When you have sides fighting - The Machines That Built America 00:14
When you have sides fighting
S01 • E03 ‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ And mentally, he's getting very depressed
S01 • E04 ‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ Police forces embrace the motorcycle
S01 • E04 ‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ And the city of Detroit, Michigan
S01 • E03 ‐ It's come to the point of choosing - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ It's come to the point of choosing
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] But while Harley‐Davidson may - The Machines That Built America 00:17
‐ [Narrator] But while Harley‐Davidson may
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] In California, Benjamin Holt sees opportunity. - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] In California, Benjamin Holt sees opportunity....
S01 • E03 (ominous music) - The Machines That Built America 00:13
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 With sales of his giant steam tractor slowing down, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
With sales of his giant steam tractor slowing down,
S01 • E01 Thanks to their signature tracks, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
Thanks to their signature tracks,
S01 • E04 ‐ The Model T came out in 1908, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ The Model T came out in 1908,
S01 • E01 ‐ All right, boys, - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ All right, boys,
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
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S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] As the assembly line ramps up, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
‐ [Narrator] As the assembly line ramps up,
S01 • E04 It's now about the same cost as a top of the line motorcycle - The Machines That Built America 00:05
It's now about the same cost as a top of the line motor...
S01 • E01 (workers cheer) - The Machines That Built America 00:09
(workers cheer)
S01 • E03 They arrive to view the marvels - The Machines That Built America 00:05
They arrive to view the marvels
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] On April 30th, 1939, - The Machines That Built America 00:10
‐ [Narrator] On April 30th, 1939,