Episode 41 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
Israel at War: 1973
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About This Video
On Yom Kippur 1973, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Israel’s air raid sirens started to blare. Egypt and Syria—still bitter over Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War—had launched a surprise attack. Israel’s survival hung in the balance. How it responded in this existential moment shaped Middle East history for the next five decades.
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Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.MWH.26Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thProliferation of nuclear weapons has created a challenge to world peace.
- AMH.9-12.15.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the purpose of a treaty.
- AMH.9-12.25.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what “cold war” means.
- MWH.9-12.18cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the purpose of a treaty.
- MWH.9-12.19cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a country in the Middle East.
- MWH.9-12.26Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thProliferation of nuclear weapons has created a challenge to world peace.
- MWH.9-12.26aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how the proliferation of nuclear weapons has created a challenge to world peace.
- MWH.9-12.26cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a country that has nuclear weapons.