Activity
Case Studies in Diplomacy
In this activity, students will analyze a global issue and formulate a diplomatic strategy to address the issue.
Economics
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Chinese Export Porcelain Teaware
After winning independence, the United States needed trading relationships to help grow its economy. Great Britain remained a global power at sea and barred Americans from trading in some places, such as the West Indies in the Caribbean. Trading in the Pacific—including China—was one of the few frontiers open for American merchants.…
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Lesson Plan
How to Pitch an Economy: Global Trade and Commerce in the 18th Century
In this lesson, students will craft and propose an economic plan they believe will best support the growth of the newly independent U.S.
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Lesson Plan
Creating Commerce: U.S. Foreign Trade in 1783
In this lesson, students will design a proposal aimed at convincing foreign investors to trade with the newly independent U.S.
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Activity
Quick Consuls: Collection of Classroom Bell Ringers
Jumpstart class with NMAD’s bell ringer collection, offering quick prompts for reflection, inquiry, and discussion of America’s 250-year diplomatic journey.
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Online Exhibit
Prosperity
How does diplomacy help Americans prosper? Diplomacy helps expand America’s economy and creates jobs at home and abroad. In today’s global economy, Americans are more…
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1860 Japanese Embassy Medal
In the 1850s, after more than 200 years of self-imposed isolation, Japan opened up to trade dialogues with the United States and western Europe. The first Japanese delegation to the United States arrived in Washington, D.C. in 1860. They delivered a trade agreement, negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry, which opened select Japanese…
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Printing of 1778 Treaties with France
The Treaties of Amity and Commerce and of Alliance were arguably the single most important diplomatic success of the colonists during the Revolutionary War. Signed in Paris on February 6, 1778, they created an alliance with France that was crucial to American victory in the conflict. Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur…
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Story of Diplomacy
The Trent Affair: Diplomacy, Britain, and the American Civil War
In 1861, as the Civil War was beginning at home, U.S. diplomats faced a unique dilemma. The United States needed to maintain relationships abroad. At…
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Video
Diplomacy Classroom: Consequences of the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956
As one of the world’s most heavily used waterways, the Suez Canal holds an important role in the current and historical political climate. NMAD welcomed…
