Episode 46 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam War
History — Modern World History · History — American History · Captions
About This Video
Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to wage a war on poverty. Instead, he waged a war halfway around the world in Vietnam. That conflict defined him, his presidency, and the decade of the 1960s. Historian Bill Whittle tells the story.
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Standards Met in Ohio
- AMH.9-12.25.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what “cold war” means.
- MWH.9-12.14cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify one consequence of World War I.
- MWH.9-12.15cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify an example of oppression during World War II.