How America Became Anti-Communist. Video worksheets, differentiated.

This very thorough documentary really drills down into the history of labour movements and politics. Covering: mechanisation, de-skilling, assembly lines; pay and conditions harmed; Bolshevik Revolution; craft unions, labour unions; the Great Depression; strike-breaking, 1877 Railroad Strike, fatalities; immigration; 1886 Haymarket Bombing; AFL, IWW; criminal syndicalism laws; Taft-Hartley Act; Overman Committee, Red Scare, HUAC.

Find the film on YouTube by searching for “How America Became Anti-Communist - Cold War DOCUMENTARY” (my links omit sponsored message at the beginning).

19 questions for the c. 15-minute film. (My link omits commercial message at the beginning). Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Good subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Creates a great intro / revision / summary resource. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

Treat yourself to ALL FIVE BBC Cold War reconstructions here:

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-file-cold-war-all-5-videos-question-sheets-12332576

Please check that you can access the video before you download these sheets. All the links work when I upload. If my links no longer work, the videos may still be found elsewhere on YouTube etcetera.