Unabhängigkeit, Kolonien, Weltkrieg: Wie die USA zur Weltmacht wurde | ZDFinfo

More episodes of "The Wars of the USA": "In the Name of Freedom" ➡️ https://kurz.zdf.de/kaBK/ "Oil, Power, Terror" ➡️ https://kurz.zdf.de/38H/ As a young nation, the USA liberated itself from British colonial rule, forcing unity through bloody conflict in the Civil War, and rose to global superpower status in World War I. From the War of Independence emerged a nation that promised freedom and equality. During the Civil War, the USA nearly disintegrated. But the union held. United, they conquered the West and established themselves as a new military power in the 20th century. 00:00 Intro 01:02 War of Independence 09:46 Expansionist Settlement Policy 15:13 Civil War 20:37 Indian Wars 27:37 Colonial Power 38:32 World War I 44:50 Outro A film by Carsten Binsack Karl Alexander Weck Camera Stefan Stechow Ion Casado René Dame Editing Oliver Szyza Anne Tomat Assistant Production Anna-Maria Velhorn Sound Mixing Sound Synchronization Graphics Julia Goschke Narrator Tobias Meister Producer Marta Schroer Producer Thomas Schuhbauer Production Manager Jan Holtz Production Nele Koch (eco documentaries) Paula Tennstedt (eco documentaries) Sina Eckardt (ZDFinfo) Archive Architect of the Capitol CriticalPast Getty Images Library of Congress LionHeart FilmWorks Mauritius Images National Archives Naval History and Heritage Command Pond5 Shutterstock Wide Awake Films Some images were created using AI Editorial Team Annette Harlfinger (ZDFinfo) Steffen Judzikowski (ZDFinfo) Nikolas Hülbusch (ZDF Studios) A production of eco documentaries In cooperation with ZDF Studios Commissioned by ZDFinfo Produced in an environmentally friendly way © ZDF 2026 Check us out here too: #ZDFinfo on Instagram:   / zdfinfo   ZDFinfo on TikTok:   / zdfinfo   ZDFinfo on WhatsApp: https://kurz.zdf.de/jsB/ #usa #war #zdfinfo