Episode 54 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
George H. W. Bush: Read My Lips
History — American History · History · Captions
About This Video
On the heels of a military victory in Iraq, a successful conclusion of the Cold War, and an 89% approval rating, President George H. W. Bush should have sailed effortlessly into a second term. But it didn’t work out that way. What happened? Presidential historian Tevi Troy explains.
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Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.AH.33Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thFocusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing economic, political, military, and social challenges in the post-Cold War era and following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
- AMH.9-12.23.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDescribe how the United States tried to contain communism during the Cold War
- AMH.9-12.23.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a communist country and a democratic country from the Cold War era.
- AMH.9-12.24.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain reasons for Cold War fears.
- AMH.9-12.24.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what the term cold in Cold War means.
- AMH.9-12.24.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify people who were influential during the Cold War.
- AMH.9-12.25.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how Korea and/or Vietnam exemplified the policy of containment during the Cold War.
- AMH.9-12.25.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what “cold war” means.
- AMH.9-12.32Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thFocusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing economic, political, military, and social challenges in the post–Cold War era and following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
- AMH.9-12.32.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a current foreign policy issue.