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Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: State of the Union Address 1980
The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum provides the full text to Carter's 1980 State of the Union Address. In this speech he mentions some important facts about the U.S. attempts to reduce the dependence of foreign oil.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Immigration Reform
Learning module and lesson plan on the challenges of creating immigration policy. Includes all the materials students need for a well-informed opinion on immigration reform, C-SPAN video with background information, related articles,...
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International Econ: A Multi Country Evaluation of Trade Imbalances
An essay that describes the economy of the United States, mainly in the 1980's. Inflation, GDP, foreign investment, the U.S. deficit and trade are all discussed. There are also graphs that further these concepts.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: What Will Energy Independence Mean?
What will it mean for the United States to become independent of foreign energy sources? Learn how experts are predicting this change in decades to come.
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Gender Equality & Women's Rights Internationally
Canada has exhibited leadership internationally in the protection of women's rights, security, and health. This website offers a comprehensive Canadian government policy and partnership list in gender equality and UN initiatives to...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Andrew Jackson
Site provides a biography of President Andrew Jackson by detailing his life before the presidency, his policies while president, as well as his life after the presidency. Provided links give information on the first lady, Jackson's...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The New American Republic
From a chapter on the New American Republic. After reading this section, students will be able to identify the major foreign and domestic uprisings of the early 1790s and explain the effect of these uprisings on the political system of...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Adams: A Life in Brief
A good look at John Adams as president and the struggles he had both domestically and in foreign affairs. Read about how he kept America out of war and his political isolation because of his hard-held beliefs.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Iraq After War: Securing the Peace
Interactive instructional activity places students in the role of decision-makers as they explore divergent policy alternatives concerning how the post-war period in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: 9.11 Two Years Later: Teaching About Terrorism
Lesson plan explores the issue of U.S. policy towards international terrorism.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Terrorism: How Should We Respond?
Students use handouts and online resources to explore policy options on the question of how the United States should respond to terrorism. Students will then develop an option that reflects their own views. Note: Some of the lesson's...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons
This two-part lesson explores a range of contrasting policy options and is designed to engage students in consideration of this important international issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Empire Building
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lengthy essay about American focus on foreign affairs after the Civil War, expanding particularly in the late 19th century. Read about U.S. exploits in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States and Asia
This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan (Geographic Teaching Activity)
A jigsaw-grouping activity in which students research aspects of the crisis in Sudan and compare humanitarian efforts in Sudan with those that followed Hurricane Katrina. A rigorous exercise about the kinds of intractable problems...
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Overseas Security Advisory Council
Everything you wanted to know about the Overseas Security Advisory Council - "an enormously succcessful joint venture for effective security cooperation. Topics include: Global News, What's New, Publications, and Site Search, among others.
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Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
The Center for the Study of the Presidency is a non-partisan and non-profit corporation. Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's 1969 call for programs on the American Presidency for 'students old and young.'
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: George Walker Bush
Which president owned a professional baseball team? Explore with AmericanPresident.org to discover more facts about George W. Bush. He is currently serving as the 43rd President of the United States.
The White House
The White House: Issues
Official page from the White House provides information on the Presidential agenda regarding major topics such as Immigration, Civil Rights, Defense, Economy, Education, Health Care, Taxes, and more.
BBC
Bbc News: Bush and Blair Admit Iraq Errors
Article from leading British news service detailing a press conference in May, 2006, in which President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, admit mistakes in Iraq, but urge support for the new government. There is also...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Rice on Iraq, War and Politics
Transcript of an interview of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in September of 2002, discussing President George W. Bush's ideas about moving the US into war against Iraq.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Condoleezza Rice
A good biography of the first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of State.
PBS
Now With Bill Moyers: u.s. And Pakistan Relations Timeline
An overview of the up and down relationship between the United States and Pakistan over the past 50 years. A chronological timeline chart presents an easy to follow outline of events and situations.
University of North Carolina
American Diplomacy: Jimmy Carter and Salt Ii: The Path to Frustration
This is an article about Jimmy Carter's presidency and his Strategic Arms Objectives.
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