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America in WWI: What Really Happened, and Why it Matters
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The issues that Americans faced during World War I are also being faced today. This lecture lays out the importance of studying WWI and how it can help us today.
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Jennifer Keene
Jennifer D. Keene is an American historian who specializes in World War I and received her bachelor's degree and master's degree from George Washington University. She went on to receive her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. The chair of the history department at Chapman University, her written works include The United States and the First World War and World War I: The American Soldier Experience.
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