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Standard USHC-7.5

USHC-7.5 - Analyze the impact of the Cold War on national security and individual freedom, including the containment policy and the role of military alliances, the effects of the “Red Scare” and McCarthyism, the conflicts in Korea and the Middle East, the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis, and the nuclear arms race.

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Other Nuclear Disasters And Economic Impacts | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years 5

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Other Nuclear Disasters And Economic Impacts | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years

Episode 5

The panel compares the Chernobyl accident with other nuclear disasters throughout human history, and talks about the economic impacts in Russian-Ukrainian relations.

Effects On People And Wildlife | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years 4

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Effects On People And Wildlife | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years

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The panel discusses how the Chernobyl incident has affected the lives of people, plants, and wildlife in the surrounding regions of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. The panel also compares the lives of...

How Has Russia Changed After The Chernobyl Incident? | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years 3

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How Has Russia Changed After The Chernobyl Incident? | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years

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The panel discusses how the Chernobyl incident changed Russia’s political policies, as well as understanding the cultural and scientific impacts of the incident.

Other Nuclear Disasters And Economic Impacts | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years
- Episode 5 Introduction | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years 1

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Introduction | Chernobyl Event: An Update At 35 Years

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Host Angel Malone introduces the panel members, and sets the stage for the discussion on the largest nuclear disaster in human history – the Chernobyl incident. The disaster at Chernobyl caused...