[" THE INNOCENT YEARS " U.S. HISTORY 1900-1914 INVASION OF MEXICO TEDDY ROOSEVELT XD83145. Video(51:47)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tphW3z36jZc) One of the Project XX documentaries, "The Innocent Years" examines the relatively calm and peaceful years in the USA between 1900-1914, featuring Teddy Roosevelt, Vaudeville, the development of movies, and the deployment of U.S. troops in Mexico. In the mid- to late- 1800's about 599,000 immigrants from Europe came to the USA, the land of opportunity (1:33), the Statue of Liberty (1:11). Streets of New York (2:24). Two women in white dresses; modest forms and bell shaped hoop skirts (2:51). A beer distributor drives a wooden cart loaded with Doelger's Beer (2:57). Kids jump into the fountain as they often did on extremely hot days (3:32). A bell rings out and the fire department (horse and buggy here) streams out (3:46). Pedestrians watch along the sidewalk, smoking (3:56). The fire department arrives at a pool hall (4:26). William McKinley's body (4:55) is carried by pall bearers after he was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt (5:27) took up the Presidency. His home is pictured off Sagamore Hill road in Oyster Bay, New York (5:34). Inside of the home (6:01). Roosevelt hacks at a tree (7:08) and propels a canoe across the lake (7:23). He is pictured with his son Archie (7:59). Factory towns springing up as industry expanded (8:22). Factory workers (8:41). Industry faced child labor issues and little pay for women (8:56) workers. The internal combustion engine (10:01) was developed in 1872. Footage follows of early automobiles considered frivolous and dangerous (12:15). The assembly line developed (13:24) enabling mass production. Ford Model T's at automobile factory (13:42). The US Custom House is pictured (15:13). Broad street in New York is bustling (15:35) as brokers work on the street corners (15:38). A broker at work on Wall Street (15:44). John D. Rockefeller gained wealth and prominence (15:55). Andrew Carnegie (16:02) became the Czar of steel (16:02). J. P. Morgan of Wall Street follows (16:05). TR delivers a speech to supporters for re-election (16:20). His second wife, Edith (17:15) was his childhood friend. TR worked as the mediator for the Russo-Japanese War (17:30). He is pictured aboard the Presidential yacht; the Mayflower in Oyster Bay (17:36) and meeting with delegates from Russia and Japan (17:54). The USS Columbia (17:56) was part of the great white fleet. 1907 saw the fleet's first round the world cruise (18:17) . Photographs show TR test flying the Wright Brothers' plane (19:04). A novel by Mark Twain (19:49). He is pictured having tea with his two daughters (20:11). Circus parade down city streets (21:23). Kids toss rings (22:46). Pie eating contest (22:52). Ocean beach (25:18).A roller coaster (26:47). Luna Park at Coney Island (28:09). William Howard Taft runs for president (28:29). William Jennings Brian takes his campaign trail (29:13). Taft won the election (29:36). Pedestrians at 5th Avenue (30:23). A woman has new shoes fitted (31:00). Feminism took a broad stride into the public eye (32:39). Suffragettes march (32:48). The theater industry boomed (33:28). Lillian Russel (33:41) appears. Thomas Edison brought the invention of the Vitascope (36:34). Scenes follow from 'The Great Train Robbery' (36:41). California studios capture Indian flicks out in the sun (37:49). Mary Pickford (38:26), Lillian Gish (38:34), Claire McDowell (38:49) were early film stars. Charlie Chaplin appears (39:02). San Francisco fires raged in April of 1906 (40:41) after a record breaking earthquake. Flooding (42:29) in Ohio and Indiana (42:33). Citizens of Dayton, Ohio canoe through streets (42:41). Martial Law declared (43:16). Roosevelt, in June of 1910, returned to New York (43:51). Roosevelt and Taft fight for domination (44:26) causing the party to split. 1912 saw Roosevelt creating the ‘Bull Moose Party’ (44:58). Woodrow Wilson takes the win (45:52). Wilson ran on curbing the power of the monopoly (46:28). Wilson orders troops to the US border (47:00). National guardsmen and army men bid partners goodbye (47:11). 15000 troops arrive in the Rio Grande (47:38). Gen. John J. Pershing (48:02) ordered troops into the Chihuahua desert. The 11th Cavalry (48:09). The invention of the airplane changed how wars were fought (48:39). WWI broke out overshadowing the border skirmish (49:23) and the US withdrew from Mexico. President Wilson (50:08) readies for the war.