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High schoolers compare George Washington's foreign policy to the policies of presidents who followed him. In this primary source analysis lesson plan, students compare Washington's Farewell Address to the Roosevelt Corollary, the Monroe Doctrine, Wilson’s Fourteen Points, the Truman Doctrine, Kennedy's Inaugural Address, and George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union Address.

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the monroe doctrine, james monroe, george washington, united states presidents, foreign policy, the truman doctrine

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foreign policy, george w. bush's 2003 state of the union address, george washington, george washington's farewell address, kennedy's inaugural address, monroe doctrine, transcription: excerpt from the roosevelt corollar, truman doctrine, wilson's fourteen points, social studies
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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