Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 10: Understanding American History
This extensive learning module looks at how themes of American history can create a better understanding of the big picture of the nation's history.
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.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: American Fight for the Philippines
Read this account of the Philippine-American War, as told by a Cornell historian for a PBS documentary.
PBS
Pbs: Global Connections in Liberia
PBS profiles the African nation of Liberia with a timeline, film, essays, and lessons for students and teachers.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Controversies: The Bush Doctrine
Activity-based resource from 2003 in which students research multiple sources on U.S. foreign policy and the implications of the Bush Doctrine then prepare to debate whether or not the Bush Doctrine should be part of U.S. foreign policy.
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 Senate
U.s. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: The Future of the Middle East: Arab Spring and Death of Osama Bin Laden
Learning with scholars online video, students consider the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on different groups of people. and explore the status and future of U.S. counterterrorism policy.
Other
Discover Diplomacy: What Are the Key Policies of the u.s. Department of State?
The U.S. foreign policy can be narrowed down to five concepts that govern our relationships with other countries. Study the five categories and explore links to learn more about the Secretary of State John Kerry.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Wwii
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of historical events and international relations on a shift in U.S. foreign policy which eventually led to U.S. involvement in...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan (Geographic Teaching Activity)
A jigsaw-grouping activity in which students research aspects of the crisis in Sudan and compare humanitarian efforts in Sudan with those that followed Hurricane Katrina. A rigorous exercise about the kinds of intractable problems...
Tour Costa Rica
The Nicaragua Revolution
This article describes the Nicaraguan Revolution, with a focus on its relations with Costa Rica.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Haitian Politics: What Role Should the u.s. Play? (Lesson Plan)
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.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Us Foreign Policy in 1970s and at Turn of Millennium
This thorough lesson plan has students brainstorming, working together, and using the Internet to learn about U.S. foreign policy of the 70s and in 2000.