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Article
BBC

Bbc: South Korea's Reconciliation Gamble

For Students 9th - 10th
A May 2007 examination of the South Korea's on going efforts to develop better relations with North Korea with generous aid packages and international criticism of these efforts. (17 May 2007)
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Article
BBC

Bbc: South Koreans Vent Fury at Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
A March 2005 news report on the dispute between South Korea and Japan over a group of small unoccupied islands known in Japan as the Takeshima.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Coolidge Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.
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Website
US Senate

U.s. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Senator Richard Lugar and Senator Joseph Biden are the leaders in the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The website provides a comprehensive look at the focus of this committee. It is responsible for the foreign policy...
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Website
Other

American Foreign Service Association

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site for the American Foreign Service Association is a great resource of information about foreign policy, foreign service, and current news.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The u.s. Role in the World (1970'S Into the 21st Century)

For Students 9th - 10th
Given a timeline, students will understand the political, economic, and social impact of selected U.S. political leaders on the world from the 1970s into the 21st century.
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Website
Other

The Progressive Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
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Handout
Other

Ed Web: Work Camps Life and Death in the Farming Co Ops

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes life on the farms and in the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge.
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Handout
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: The Globalization of Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
September 11 signaled the end of the age of geopolitics and the advent of a new age- the era of global politics. The challenge U.S. policymakers face today is to recognize that fundamental change in world politics and to use America's...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: 54 40 or Fight

For Students 5th - 8th
See how James Polk's plan to claim the Oregon Territory, which had been shared with Great Britain since 1818, led him to victory with the slogan, Fifty-four forty or fight. Read about the settlers who traveled the Oregon Trail and why...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: America on the World Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over America on the world stage.
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California Digital Library

Calisphere: United Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the United Nations can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Detente

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most remarkable foreign policies of the 20th century, Nixon pursued detente in hopes of easing tensions with the Communist world.
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Activity
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Post War Estrangement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio.org provides information on the many different aspects of the cold war. Includes information on the Soviet prospective, post-war estrangement, and the Cuban missile crisis.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Foreign Policy Triumphs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Camp David Accords and the Panama Canal Treaty are two of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy achievements are discussed in this web-article.
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke: American Interests in the Cuban Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by Grover Cleveland, this paper presents the U.S. position for involvement in the affairs of Cuba.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Haitian Politics: What Role Should the u.s. Play? (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students analyze U.S. involvement in Haiti and compare it with U.S. involvements in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other nations. The lesson broadens into an analysis of the nature of U.S. relations with foreign governments.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Soviet Reaction to Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides a great alternative perspective of the Baghdad Pact and the Central Treaty Organization. This is a statement given by the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Security in the Near and Middle...
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: On the Alliance for Progress, 1961

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University contains the address made by JFK concerning the Alliance for Progress at a White House reception for Latin American diplomats and members of Congress.
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Article
Institute for Policy Studies

Fpif: Colombia's Role in International Drug Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Foreign Policy in Focus discusses Colombia's long term role in the trafficking of drugs around the world.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Isolationism

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, definitions, and the reasons for the resumption of Isolationism, the foreign policy adopted by Republican governments in the 1920s.
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Activity
University of Pennsylvania

United Nations Scholars' Workstation

For Students 9th - 10th
Very scholarly site that provides a starting point for research into the United Nations. The best information lies under research tools and research approaches.