Tag: us history
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Final Video Exerpt: Is Harry Truman to Blame for the Vietnam War?
In this 4th and final video excerpt from episode 1 of the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I look at Truman’s role in shaping the future of Vietnam in 1945. I also give my own analysis of where the US foreign policy is today. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon…
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Video Exerpt: What did Franklin Roosevelt want for post-World War 2 Vietnam?
In this 3rd video excerpt from the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I look at Franklin Roosevelt’s views about Vietnam and his wishes for French Indochina after the war. But of course, Roosevelt died before any of his views could come to pass. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music,…
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Video Exerpt: HCM Quotes Thomas Jefferson
In this video excerpt from the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I explore the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence in 1945, which was inspired by Thomas Jefferson. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Apple, or ANYWHERE you listen to podcasts. Click the link below to find your preferred podcast service…
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I Moonlight as a History Teacher
I suppose there’s a fair dose of irony in that headline, since teaching is my full-time job, and I do love it. But it is hard to turn off the writer, and it’s not even possible. (at least for me) So as I was re-writing my US History syllabus for this year, it struck me…
Author Mark W Sasse 