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Cold War Playlist Part II (1953-1962)

549 minutes

16 Items

Chapter 13 Introductory Essay: 1945-1960

Essay

6929 Words

President Dwight Eisenhower, Responsibility, and Restraint of American Power

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

Eisenhower and the Suez Canal Crisis

Essay

2453 Words

The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy | BRI’s Homework Help Series

Video

4 Min

McCarthyism DBQ

Lesson

70 Min

Edward R. Murrow: In His Own Words

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

The Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate

Essay

1967 Words

Sputnik and NASA

Essay

2219 Words

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Farewell Address, January 1961

Activity

40 Min

Eisenhower’s Farewell Address | A Primary Source Close Read w/ BRI

Video

40 Min

John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961

Activity

40 Min

Reading John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address | A Primary Source Close Read w/ BRI

Video

26 Min

JFK and Foreign Policy with Greg Schneider | BRI Scholar Talks: Cold War & The Presidency Series #3

Video

20 Min

Thirteen Days: John F. Kennedy, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Purpose

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Essay

2319 Words

Don’t Blink: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Brinkmanship | BRIdge from the Past

Video

9 Min