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Cold War Video

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What was the Cold War? Often dated from 1947-1991, it was a war between the Western world and the Communist world. Flashing their nuclear power, these sides fought for decades to establish power. This quirky resource provides commentary, war footage, and clips from war-related videos in the early 1950s.

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nuclear war, europe, the cold war, the marshall plan, the soviet union, the truman doctrine, the warsaw pact

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cold war, communists, non-communists, europe, soviet union, nuclear war, truman doctrine, marshall plan, warsaw pact, duck and cover, the berlin wall, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
8:39
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For Teacher Use
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Flipped Classroom
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