Danny Brazzel | Generations of Heroes

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Vietnam War

Meet Danny Brazzel. He served in the Vietnam War. Interview by London Knight from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC.

Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South Carolina educators and students a chance to document the living memories of heroes and civilians who have served the United States from World War II to today’s soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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2011 - Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]

5-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic and political events that influenced the United States during the Cold War era.
- 2011 - Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]
  
  5-5.0 The postWorld War II period was dominated by a power conflict that pitted former allies against each other over economic and political differences. This Cold War affected all aspects of American life at home and abroad. To understand the impact of the Cold War, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - 2011 - Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]
    
    5-5.1 Explain the causes and the course of the Cold War between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States, including McCarthyism, the spread of communism, the Korean Conflict, Sputnik, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War.
2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]

7-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of international developments during the Cold War era.
- 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
  
  7-5.0 Events during the Cold War affected the world politically, socially, and economically. To understand the significance of the Cold War, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    7-5.2 Summarize the impact of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations, and the Warsaw Pact on the course of the Cold War.
  - 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    7-5.3 Explain the spread of communism in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including the ideas of the satellite state containment, and the domino theory.
  - 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    7-5.4 Analyze the political and technological competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for global influence, including the Korean Conflict, the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam War, the Cuban missile crisis, the space race, and the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Danny Brazzel | Generations of Heroes

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