Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Debating u.s. Drone Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive learning module from which students use multi-media resources, including video, graphic organizers and primary source material, to explore U.S. policy and the use of drones. Cooperative and independent learning features.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: On Being a Woman and a Diplomat

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Madeleine Albright discusses politics and diplomacy and argues that women's issues should be central to U.S. foreign policy. [13:00] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional issues to explore.
Website
US Department of State

Foreign Relations of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive amount of information on presidential foreign policy for both the past and present administrations. This government site offers a great deal of high level information.
Handout
Other

Encyclopedia of the New American Nation: Dollar Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive essay explains the goals of William Howard Taft's foreign policy during his presidency and how it reflected U.S. relations with countries in Latin America and with China. Comparisons are made with the goals of Taft's...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Timeline: Global Politics Recap

For Students 9th - 10th
Reveal key foreign policy decisions through U.S. history. Select "You Decide" to test your knowledge.