Curated OER
Cold War Politics in The Space Race
"Whoever controls space will control the world, " Lyndon B. Johnson said after the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik. This fueled the space race and encouraged the United States' goal of landing a man on the moon before the...
Crash Course
The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science #24
The world of computing has come a long way since ENIAC. The 24th installment of a Crash Course Computer Science series focuses on how historical events have propelled advances in computing. From the Cold War to the Space Race to mass...
Curated OER
US History Overview 3- WWll to Vietnam
This video brings viewers up to modern history (1975) after taking them through WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Though the format of the timeline might appear straightforward, viewers will be engaged...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Friendship 7: John Glenn Orbits the Earth
Exactly what is the right stuff? Individuals consider the question using video clips about the astronaut legend, John Glenn. Footage includes NASA propaganda newsreels about his upbringing, as well as speeches from Glenn and his...
C-SPAN
On This Day: The Launch of Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik began the Space Race. Scholars learn the importance of the Russian launch of Sputnik and how it impacted the United States. The video also explores how Sputnik launched the Space Race and how the fear of Russian...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Apollo 8
Apollo 8—the mission to orbit the moon—changed the trajectory of human history and space travel. A series of videos, including historians, the mission commander, and footage of the mission, allows pupils to watch the mission as it...
Crash Course
Biomedicine: Crash Course History of Science #34
Track biomedicine advances from the early 1800s to today! Young scholars learn about groundbreaking discoveries in medicine throughout history in the 34th installment of a larger Crash Course History of Science series. The lesson...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sonenshine on Public Diplomacy From Wwi Cold War
Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the US Tara Sonenshine discusses how public diplomacy transformed from WWI to the end of the Cold War. [6:55]
Crash Course
Crash Course Computer Science #24: The Cold War and Consumerism
This video [11:18] focuses on the Cold War and consumerism and it impacts on computers. We're going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of...
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Space Race
This video gives a brief history of the Space Race during the Cold War era. [4:29]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Computer Science: The Cold War and Consumerism
Today we're going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of consumerism and globalization brought us from huge, expensive codebreaking machines in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: United States History: Us History Overview 3: Wwii to Vietnam
Gain an understanding of the era that covers World War II, Hitler, Cold War, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
This archival color footage of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is joined with the voice of President John F. Kennedy expressing his concern over the buildup of the Russian space program during the cold war.