History's turning points II
Subtitle: Disc 3 : Rise of the mob ; The shot that started the great war ; The Spanish Armada
By: a Transatlantic film in co-production with the Learning Channel, Teleac, La Cinquieme, Discovery Europe, SBS, in association with British Pathe Unapix
Contributors: Learning Channel (Firm); Transatlantic Films; Ambrose Video Publishing
Series: CJA 400 (NU course)
Publisher: Ambrose Video
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 75
Subjects: Mafia; World War, 1914-1918; Causes; Armada, 1588; World history
Other titles: Rise of the mob; Shot that started the great war; Spanish Armada
Description: The rise of the mob. In 1920, the Volstead Act was passed, banning the sale and consumption of alcohol. Instead of making America a better place, prohibition provided the funds to create an even greater evil - the Mafia. Chicago became a city torn apart by rival gangs led by Al Capone

The shot that started the great war. The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by Gavrito Princip, triggers the start of World War I..

The Spanish Armada. The planned Spanish invasion of England failed and England's victory marked the beginning of English sea power.
Notes: Optional English subtitles.

Videodisc release of a program originally  broadcast in 1997.

Narrator: Tim Hardy.

Hardy, Tim.

DVD.
Table of contents: title: The rise of the Mob. The jazz age; title: Al "Scarface" Capone; title: "Machine Jack" McGurn; title: St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929.; title: The shot that started the Great War . The black hand; title: Sophie; title: Trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia; title: Ultimatum to Serbia; title: The Spanish Armada. "La Feliciana Armada"; title: Sir Francis Drake; title: July 32, 1588; title: Queen Elizabeth's speech.