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Monroe Doctrine 101
In this lesson, students step into the shoes of a historical figure and write a composition on how people, nations, and governments responded to the Monroe Doctrine.
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Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students step into the shoes of a historical figure and write a composition on how people, nations, and governments responded to the Monroe Doctrine.
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In this lesson, students will develop cultural diplomacy strategies to engage with people living on the other side of the Berlin Wall, understanding the vital role of diplomacy in overcoming barriers.
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In this activity, students will analyze oral histories and see how they support, contradict, or add to their current understanding of the Berlin Wall.
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In this lesson, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to participate in a Socratic Seminar on whether NATO should continue or reconsider its Open Door policy that may lead to expansion of the alliance.
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In this lesson, students will analyze Secretary Albright’s pins and discuss the power of non-verbal communication as a tool of diplomacy.
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Taking inspiration from Secretary Albright’s pin collection, students design their own pin depicting their stance on a current event or issue.
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In July 1994, President Bill Clinton visited Germany. More than four years after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Germany as a whole and the city of Berlin had been fully reunified. Clinton spoke in front of the Brandenburg Gate, where in 1987 President Reagan had famously called for Soviet…
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In September 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter invited Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the United States for peace negotiations. It would result in the historic Camp David Accords, bringing peace between the two countries. In the runup to that meeting, Esther Coopersmith, a well-known Washington, DC…
Spotlight on Diplomacy
This Spotlight celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the 1924 Rogers Act, which created the modern-day merit-based U.S. Foreign Service.
Story of Diplomacy
In 1823, President Monroe gave a speech before Congress. Part of this speech became the Monroe Doctrine: a U.S. foreign policy framework about the Western…