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The Cold War in Asia Instructional VideoThe Cold War in Asia Instructional Video
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Crash Course
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
13:42
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2013
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The Cold War in Asia

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Dig deeper into the motivations and details of American involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. This engaging video covers the events and profound effects of attempts made by the United States to prevent the spread of communism in Asia, highlighting the strengthening of executive power, Gulf of Tonkin incident, nature of jungle fighting, and increasing awareness on the home front of the war's happenings as a result of television.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the gulf of tonkin incident

Additional Tags

general macarthur, douglas macarthur, domino theory, gulf of tonkin, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Illustrates analysis of primary source quotation made by Ho Chi Minh
  • In-depth overview of topic

Cons

  • Skip initial third-party advertisement, which may contain inappropriate content

Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7

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