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The Infamous and Ingenious Ho Chi Minh Trail Instructional VideoThe Infamous and Ingenious Ho Chi Minh Trail Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:55
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2013
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The Infamous and Ingenious Ho Chi Minh Trail

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The United States National Security Agency described it as one of "the great achievements in military engineering of the twentieth century. Support your classroom study of the Vietnam War with this brief but effective video, which describes the political, strategic, economic linchpin that was the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the vietnam war

Additional Tags

vietnam war, social studies

Pros

  • Descriptive and dynamic graphics
  • Opportunity to flip the video: create your own multiple choice and/or open-answer questions to check for understanding, add additional resources, or create a discussion question for an online open forum (requires free online registration)

Cons

  • Narration moves quickly
  • Some ideas raised in the video will require more instructional support and detail

Common Core

RI.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7

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