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Tankbusters: Introduction 1
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 4
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 3
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 2
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 1
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...
The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell
The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell

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

Allied Coalition: A group of over 35 nations which took part in the liberation of Kuwait after invasion by Iraqi military forces under Saddam Hussein. Colin Powell: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs...
Persian Gulf War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Persian Gulf War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Episode 5

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

Allied Coalition Logo Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War President George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the U.S. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah - Emir of Kuwait King...
Ancient Rome Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Ancient Rome Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Episode 4

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Included in this photo gallery are the following: Interior of The Pantheon- Rome's best preserved monument The River Tiber Sculpture of Romulus and Remus- Raised by a she-wolf, according to Roman...