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“Because of Him We Have Many Things”: Two Fun Commercials for Teaching the End of the Cold War

Discussion of two commercials related to the Cold War

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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“Because of Him We Have Many Things”: Two Fun Commercials for Teaching the End of the Cold War

From pages 152 and 163 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description

As we get close to the end of the school year, students appreciate something fun and entertaining, especially when we’re teaching the end of the Cold War. We could get bogged down in proxy wars and nuclear arms reduction, or we can watch two fast food commercials from the 1980s and 1990s

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