In this activity, students will analyze video clips, photographs, and written documents related to General Douglas MacArthur to explore the controversy surrounding his career, especially the decision by President Harry S. Truman to remove him from command during the Korean conflict. Students will use the scale to organize evidence and arrive at their own conclusion about MacArthur.

Concepts

historical research, primary sources

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Additional Tags

docsteach, douglas macarthur, general douglas macarthur, general macarthur, korean war, teaching with primary resources

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)