Early 20th Century U.S.
In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.
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The man known for changing the auto industry also used his immense power and influence to quash unions, control immigrant workers and vilify Jewish people.
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