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Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive multi-media resources on the pros and cons of continued use of U.S. drone strikes abroad. Includes background information, comments and video gallery.
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Article
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: Military Preparedness and Unpreparedness

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this essay from Roosevelt's, "The Strenuous Life," in which he discusses U.S. military forces, primarily in terms of the Spanish-American War. Excellent primary source!
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: Wilson's Address to Congress: The Tampico Affair

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of Wilson's 1914 address to Congress regarding the Tampico Affair in Mexico.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Syria's Role in the Middle East

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a lesson that has students examine the role of Syria in Middle Eastern politics and its relations with the U.S up until 2008. Provides step by step instructions and access to required materials.
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Primary
Other

Early America: Explanation of Washington's Neutrality Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a good explanation of the reasons for Washington's neutrality proclamation. It also provides the text of the proclamation, and an original newspaper document.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: u.s. Response to the Reported Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with lesson plan on "How should the U.S. respond to the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria?" Students view C-SPAN videos and read related articles to form their own opinions and deliberate in a classroom activity.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Statement on Kosovo (March 24, 1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the speech given by President Bill Clinton in which he explains to the American public why he ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to join NATO in protecting Kosovo from the brutality of the Serbian troops. He gives the background behind...
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Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Iran Nuclear Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module uses mult-media resources to help students understand the role of the U.S. in the debate about the Iran nuclear deal and examine how political cartoons are used to express opinion.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Website
Government of Canada

Government of Canada: Non Proliferation and Disarmament

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline Canada's commitment to the non-proliferation, disarmament and elimination of nuclear weapons and the initiatives Canada is involved in to achieve this important global goal.
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Graphic
Other

Discover Diplomacy: Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
The following map is a visual representation of the presence of the United States around the world. This interactive map shows our diplomats and their roles in their respective countries, places in the world where we practice diplomacy,...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 10: Understanding American History

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
iCivics

I Civics: Convene the Council

For Students 9th - 10th
In Convene the Council, students take on the role of President of the United States and respond to world events with the support of their National Security Council.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Solutions to Five Crises [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the five foreign policy crises that needed the attention of Harry S. Truman at the end of World War II. Read about the US actions on these crises and determine how these actions affected foreign policy over the next...
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Website
US Department of State

Office of the Historian: Articles of Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Articles of Confederation were our first attempt at establishing a central government. It established the first Office of Foreign Affairs, but many weaknesses concerning foreign policy soon became apparent. Study how this first...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the administration of President Calvin Coolidge from 1924-1929. Discusses his early life, and his political career as governor of Massachusetts, vice-president, and then president. Describes his economic policy and his foreign...
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Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Biographical Sketches: Warren Harding

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise article about Warren G. Harding gives information about his early life, how he got into politics, and his election as 29th president. There is brief mention of his domestic and foreign policies.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Sedition Act and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read about the foreign policy problems the United States was having at the beginning of the Adams administration. See what led up the the passage of the Sedition Act and some ramifications of it, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions...
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Consensus and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief illustration of the changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy that occurred following WWII.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: United States and Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of U.S. foreign policy and relationship with Asia during an age of expansion and Imperialism.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Carter Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the domestic and foreign policy challenges and accomplishments of the Carter administration.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Presidency of John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Adams, early revolutionary and founding father, became the second president of the United States, only to face difficult foreign policy problems. Read about the XYZ Affair and the Federalists' preparation for war with France.
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Website
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: White Man's Burden

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers: Lesson from SCORE that explores the Expansionist/ Anti-Imperialist debate at the turn of the century. Organized as a U.S. history unit, content includes information about the debate, as well as numerous resources, online...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Fdr: Robert Dallek, Historian

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interview with Robert Hallek who discusses the foreign policy decisions made by Franklin Roosevelt prior to World War II. Read about the commitment Roosevelt made to Winston Churchill to fight against the Nazis in Europe.

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