Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Causes of War, Theory and Method
Analyzing theories of varying causes for war and the methods in which wars are conducted can incorporate these readings.
Digital History
Digital History: No Islands of Stability
This site is a source on the relationship between Carter/the US and Iran. Provides background information on the friendship between the US and Iran, the revolution in Iran, and the Iran hostage crisis that ended Carter's presidency.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921 1941
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921-1941" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
The White House
The White House: National Security & Defense
Read general information about the establishment of the National Security Council, current staff, and its function within the government.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: Laws of Disarmament and Nonproliferation
A lesson plan for learning about nuclear weapons and nonproliferation agreements. Takes young scholars through the process of comparing and contrasting various treaties and of evaluating their relative successes and failures. Includes a...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Nixon's Foreign Policy
A comprehensive study tool reviewing the U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon administration. Take advantage of this PowerPoint Presentation.
Other
The Oas and the Inter American System
This site on the The OAS and the Inter-American System provides history, key dates, original and current member states, past and present secretaries general, and more.
Other
John Mc Adams: Marquette: Kennedy and the Cold War
Discusses John F. Kennedy and his role in the Cold War.
Other
Kent May 4 Center
Information about the shooting of four Kent State students on May 4, 1970, including chronology, quotations, and descriptions of the students who were killed and wounded.
Other
Gerald R. Ford Library: Address to the Osce in Helsinki
Click here at the Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum to hear an audio clip or read the full text of President Ford's address to participants in the 1975 OSCE Helsinki Summit, during which the Helsinki Final Act was drafted.
Yale University
Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
Mount Holyoke College
Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch 1795
This paper, written by philosopher Immanuel Kant, sets guidelines for enacting and maintaining world peace.
Mount Holyoke College
Mt. Holyoke:
Text of speech by William Jennings Bryan at the 1900 Democratic convention. Details his anti-imperialistic stance in terms of the U.S. involvement in the Philippines.
Vassar College
Vassar College: President Nixon's Speech on Cambodia
Text of the speech made by President Richard Nixon on April 30, 1970 announcing attacks on the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Madeleine Korbel Albright
Brief and flattering biography of Madeliene Albright provided by the National Women's Hall of Fame. Picture included.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: War and International Law: America's Foreign Policy: A Brief History
Explore the history of foreign policy in the United States from the nineteenth century through to the present. Identify what values and principles have helped its formation over the years. Includes discussion questions.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: War and International Law: America's Foreign Policy: Military Intervention
Identify the considerations of the government when it comes to using military force in a situation that constitutes vital national interest.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: Foreign Relations of the United States
Organized by the presidential administration, students can search for the historical record of the significant diplomatic activity and major U.S. foreign policy decisions. Documents start with Kennedy Administration (1961) and end with...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Foreign Relations of the United States
Want to learn about the U.S. foreign policy? This site contains the official documentary historical record of major decisions made by the U.S. in regards to foreign policy. Documents cover the years from 1861-1899 and 1900-1918.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Mc Kinley: Foreign Affairs
A good description of the foreign policy of President Wiliam McKinley including infornation about the Spanish-American War, the Open Door policy, and the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Quincy Adams: Foreign Affairs
Read about the little that was accomplished in Adams' presidency in terms of foreign affairs, primarily because of Adams' success in diplomacy as Monroe's Secretary of State.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Ronald Reagan
A biography of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. The biography contains a picture as well as a link to the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum.
Migration Policy Institute
Migration Policy Institute: Fundamentals: Political Importance of Diasporas
This web article, "The Political Importance of Diasporas," explains the meaning and origin of the word "Diasporas," then goes on to explore the different ways diasporas have political influence: through remittances sent to the home...