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Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1991
This 3- to 5-day currriculum unit for secondary students centers around four possible directions for U.S. foreign policy during the 1990s. Designed as a culminating exercise at the end of the year or as an introductory activity to open the semester, this unit, and the possible futures it presents, should be thought of as a vehicle for guiding…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society)
Mack, Jay; DeKock, Paul; Yount, Dave – 1993
This simulation allows students to experience how their ancestors felt when they decided to emigrate to this country. The basic activity is a core simulation in which students role-play either an immigrant or an immigration processor at Ellis Island in 1900. The amount of time available determines additional enhancement options offered in the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Policy, Immigrants, Immigration
Trade and Development Program, Washington, DC. – 1989
This resource, a publication of the Trade and Development Program, was designed by a coalition of 10 farm and church groups to help U.S. citizens discover the connections between their lives, world food trade, and the needs of developing nations; it can be used for a single program, a multi-session workshop, or a study series. Targeted for high…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries

Kaufman, Patricia – OAH Magazine of History, 1994
Contends that studying the opposition to the Mexican American War helps students understand Manifest Destiny and assess foreign policy issues on moral, political, and historical terms. Presents a three-day lesson plan employing a series of primary sources to analyze issues of the time. Includes a political cartoon and eight documents. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Dissent, Educational Strategies

Romey, Barbara – OAH Magazine of History, 1994
Asserts that the issue of U.S. participation in the League of Nations is usually presented as a failure by Woodrow Wilson and the Republicans to compromise. Presents a lesson that clarifies the choice confronting the United States in 1919-20 and interprets the league as a historic innovation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Diplomatic History
Bakker, Don – 1995
This unit presents students with dilemmas faced by U.S. policymakers with three distinct options for U.S. policy toward Japan. Background readings provide students with information on the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945. By exploring a spectrum of alternatives, students gain a deeper understanding of the values underlying…
Descriptors: Asian History, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Educational Objectives
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1992
This unit presents five distinct options designed to allow high school students to explore a range of alternatives for U.S. policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. The unit includes a 10-day and a 5-day lesson plan. Both plans follow a similar sequence, first introducing the historical background of the conflict and presenting Arab and Israeli…
Descriptors: Arabs, Area Studies, Diplomatic History, Discussion