Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

A Kid Explains The Berlin Wall

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

11

Overview

In this video from A Kid Explains History, Quinn explains The Berlin Wall including why it was built and why the wall came down in 1989. With his precocious personality and kid-friendly vocabulary, Quinn is able to explain history in easy-to-understand terms. This video can be used to introduce major foreign events and issues of the John F. Kennedy Administration.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

    SS10.US2.12

    Describe major initiatives of the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations. [A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.US2.12

    Vocabulary

    • New Frontier
    • Great Society
    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    • space race
    • satellites
    • Cold War

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Major initiatives of the John F. Kennedy Administration.
      Example: the New Frontier.
    • Major initiatives of the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration.
      Example: the Great Society.
    • Major foreign events and issues of the John F. Kennedy Administration, including construction of the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis.
    • Alabama's role in the space program under the New Frontier.
      Examples: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), space race, satellites.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
    • Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
    • Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to historical events.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • The domestic and foreign policies and major events of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administrations had lasting impacts on the nation.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    A Kid Explains History
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

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    Custom
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