Lesson Plan
Socratic Seminar on NATO’s Expansion
In this lesson, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to participate in a Socratic Seminar on whether NATO should persist in its expansion or reconsider its strategy.
Global Issues
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Story of Diplomacy
A Diplomat Risks His Life to Save Americans: Michael Metrinko in Iran
During the Iranian Revolution, Michael Metrinko was the only diplomat at the U.S. Consulate in Tabriz, Iran. Despite threats to the Consulate, Metrinko chose to stay behind to support American citizens there. The choice nearly cost him his life.
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Inscribed Plate from Jehan Sadat
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…
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Disposable Circumcision Kit
Since 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have recommended voluntary male circumcision as a key component of HIV prevention in countries with high rates of HIV, but low rates of male circumcision. Male circumcision reduces the chance of female-to-male sexual transmission of HIV…
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Pratt Pouch
Pratt Labs at Duke University created these ketchup-sized packets, called “Pratt Pouches,” which extend the expiration of liquid antiretrovirals for 12 months. Pharmacists fill the pouches with appropriate infant dosages so the filled pouches can be given to HIV+ expectant mothers at clinic visits. This way, mothers who give birth at home…
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Diplomacy Classroom: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy
Human rights has not always been a foreign policy priority. However, over the past 100 years, human rights have become a growing part of foreign…
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What Is Counterterrorism?
Preventing terrorism in the United States and across the world is a key objective for the U.S. Department of State. Counterterrorism and countering violent extremism…
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Public Program
Her Diplomacy: Women’s History Month Program
Celebrate Women’s History Month with NMAD! Join us on Wednesday, March 22, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm EDT for an afternoon of programming featuring our current temporary exhibit, Her Diplomacy.
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Diplomacy Classroom: Race, Citizenship, and Red Scares
In this episode of Diplomacy Classroom, NMAD’s Public Historian, Dr. Alison Mann, shares the story of Robert Robinson, a Black American who unwillingly spent 44…
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Hostage "Welcome Home" Button
In November 1979, 52 Americans in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran were taken hostage by Iranian students. The hostage crisis lasted for 444 days. Closely following the crisis for over a year, the American public wanted to show their support for the hostages and their families. The yellow ribbon became an iconic…
