U.S. Foreign Relations
Posted inU.S. History
Lesson Plan: A Search for Justice
Students will learn how President Reagan’s administration, trying to stop Soviet communist influence around the world, supported authoritarian regimes, and the impact that had in El Salvador and in the U.S. then and now.
Posted inCivics and Government
Lesson Plan: The Lingering Danger of Land Mines
Students will learn about how land mines have been used around the world and why remaining weapons still pose a challenge.
Posted inU.S. History
Lesson Plan: Hexagonal Thinking – Latin America and the Cold War
Students will connect terms, ideas and images as a means for presenting Cold War tensions in Latin America visually. The activity is designed for students to complete in small groups and can be used as a review or as a final assessment.
Posted inU.S. History
Lesson Plan: How the Cold War Arms Race Fueled a Sprint to the Moon
Students will learn how the United States space program was fueled by Cold War rivalry, and how the U.S. government leveraged the program’s success in its public relations battle with the Soviet Union.
