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Standard 5.5.CC

5.5.CC Analyze the continuities and changes in U.S. relationships with countries around the world as a result of the economic, political, and social changes in this period.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Tankbusters: Conclusion

Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush elaborates on how American sentiments changed from before the conflict, to afterwards. Lt. Col. Rush also discusses the lessons people should take away from the...

Tankbusters: Saddam Hussein Hiding in Winnebago RVs

Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush opines on Saddam Hussein's use of Winnebago recreational vehicles to hide from Coalition air forces.

Tankbusters: "SCUD Hunts"

Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

While Lieutenant Colonel Joel Rush did not participate in any organized hunts for Saddam Hussein's SCUD missiles, he recalls his experience of running into a SCUD missile launcher during a night...

Tankbusters: Life in the Desert

Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush discusses what living conditions were like in the deserts of the Middle East region.

Tankbusters: Flying Missions

Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush discusses what flying missions in the A-10 Thunderbolt II were like. He walks viewers through the process of preparing for a mission, destroying Saddam Hussein's...

Tankbusters: Reaction to Invasion of Kuwait

Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush recalls his thoughts about hearing the news on Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Rush also discusses the socio-political climate in the U.S. at...

Tankbusters: Saddam Hussein

Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush briefly opines about who Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was as a person.

Tankbusters: Flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II

Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Rush (U.S. Air Force, retired) discusses flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The Warthog's primary purpose is a "tank killer".

Tankbusters: Introduction

Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Meet Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush, U.S. Air Force, retired. Rush introduces himself, and briefly discusses his career and job duties in the military.

Persian Gulf War, Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Saddam Hussein’s elite Republican Guard forces were on the run from American and British Army armored divisions. After the allied victory at the Battle of Medina Ridge, Saddam was afraid that the...

Persian Gulf War, Part 3

Episode 3

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The United States and the United Nations responded quickly to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. With multiple United Nations sanctions, and chances to leave, Saddam refused to withdraw his military...

Persian Gulf War, Part 2

Episode 2

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein earned notoriety for his brutal suppression of political dissidents, oppression of Kurds living in northern Iraq, and his desire for nuclear weapons. World criticism did...

Persian Gulf War, Part 1

Episode 1

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Saddam Hussein instigated the Persian Gulf War with his invasion of Iraq’s next door neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990. The introductory segment of this edition of History In A Nutshell sets the stage...

Always First: The SC Air National Guard, Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

In December 1990, Iraq became the new battleground. More than 700 members of the S.C. Air National Gaurd were deployed for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The 240th Combat...