Lesson Plan

American Social History Proj.: Decoding u.s. Foreign Policy: Iran Contra Affair

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Students explore the Iran-Contra Affair using a timeline and related documents, and practice critical thinking about US foreign policy during the late Cold War years, and about the actions of officials of Ronald Reagan's government. They then apply these thinking skills in an exploration of foreign policy in Nicaragua while the Sandinista government was in power.

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional