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This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how America’s international leadership evolved before, during, and after World War II. This indicator was also designed to promote inquiry into the different alliances that were formed by the

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Reflections of Columbia, Part 5 - The Great Depression | Carolina Stories - Episode 5 Reflections of Columbia, Part 6 6

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Reflections of Columbia, Part 6
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The addition of Columbia’s new Army training ground, Camp Jackson, would have a significant impact on the city. The U.S. was being drawn into World War Two, and many of the Army’s soldiers would come...
Solutions? | Periscope

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Solutions? | Periscope
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The United Nations works together to come up with solutions for these problems and many more. Do you have any ideas on how one could solve problems such as the ones described?
Racial Equality | Periscope

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Racial Equality | Periscope
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Racial discrimination is a problem in most countries. People are denied access to education or political office because of the color of their skin or their cultural background. The United Nations...
Postal Service | Periscope

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Postal Service | Periscope
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People in countries belonging to the United Nations send nearly 430 billion pieces of mail each year. But every country in the United Nations has a slightly different postal system. An important role...
The Environment | Periscope

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The Environment | Periscope
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Can you imagine growing up in a world without the panda bear, forests, clean water and food? Around the world, pollution and development have affected the water, forests, animals, and air. The member...
How Can We Celebrate U.N. Day? | Periscope

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How Can We Celebrate U.N. Day? | Periscope
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To celebrate United Nations Day, many people experience different cultures by trying a foreign food or learning the language and customs of other countries. Official buildings may fly the U.N. flag to...
United Nations: General Assembly | Periscope

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United Nations: General Assembly | Periscope
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Knowing a different language at the United Nations can be a big help. At a U.N. meeting, you will hear many languages spoken and see many different kinds of dress and customs. Helping people from...
The Way Home, Part 4 4

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The Way Home, Part 4
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Our veterans discuss the era in which the atomic bomb was used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their recollections of this time..
A World War, Part 2 2

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A World War, Part 2
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"The American soldiers arrived, and the tanks came in and ran over those big, high fences like they were matchboxes." Veterans provide their remembrances of the end of the war in Europe and the...
Vanishing Generation, Part 1 1

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Vanishing Generation, Part 1
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World War II is the most important event of the 20th Century. It changed everything. Fifty million people died in World War II, including 405,000 Americans. The United States became a world power, the...
The Tuskegee Airmen Phenomenon 1

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The Tuskegee Airmen Phenomenon
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The story of the Tuskegee Airman is even more a story about America than about a group of determined young African American men and women in the late 30’s and early 40’s. On this edition of...