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Vietnam Dilemma (2005)

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Amidst the excitement swirling within America in sixties, the United States continued to grapple with dangerous issues in the world arena. After reflecting upon the Cuban Missile Crisis, the complex story of American involvement in Vietnam and how that affected the American people is examined.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:30
Vietnam Dilemma

The Decline of Liberalism (2005)

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Liberal policies brought great change in America from FDR's New Deal to LBJ's Great Society. This lesson examines why liberalism came under attack from all sides in the late 1960s and early 1970s and how the Watergate Affair, coming on the heels of the Vietnam War, confirmed public mistrust of politicians and government.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
00:30
The Decline of Liberalism

The Things They Carried (Unabridged)

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This modern classic and New York Times best seller was a finalist for both the 1990 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award and has become a staple of American classrooms.

Author: 
Tim O'Brien
Grade Level: 
High
Lexile: 
880L
Length: 
07:03
The Things They Carried (Unabridged)

The Vietnam Wars

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An historic tableau of wars in Vietnam from 208 BC to 1975 is presented. Periods covered are the Chinese wars from 208 BC to 1428, the French colonization of Vietnam from 1627 to 1941, Vietnamese involvement in World War II, the independence movement against the French and the war with the US.

Tod Olson, “The Vietnam Wars,” Scholastic, February 24, 1995, 16–20.

Forgotten Ship: A Daring Rescue as Saigon Fell

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Joseph Shapiro and Sandra Bartlett, “Forgotten Ship: A Daring Rescue as Saigon Fell,” transcript, National Public Radio, August 31, 2010.