What Does It Mean to Be an American Citizen?

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World War one is largely responsible for defining what it means to be an American citizen. What does it mean to belong and feel American? Both of those things are crystal clear in terms of their importance during the war. So people would never carry passports or, you know, anything before suddenly have to.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:50) – How World War I started
(20:27) – US and World War I
(37:24) – US Military
(43:43) – War in Ukraine
(47:53) – American Civil War
(53:31) – World War II
(1:12:38) – Nationalism
(1:23:27) – US elections
(1:49:34) – Donald Trump
(2:03:39) – Philippine–American War
(2:10:02) – Greatest US president
(2:14:36) – Advice for young people
(2:16:53) – Meaning of life