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The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
The printed curriculum unit The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons gives students the tools they need to wrestle with the questions that surround the future of nuclear weapons.
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Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
The printed curriculum unit Confronting Genocide: Never Again? traces the evolution of the international community's response to genocide and examines how the United States has responded to five cases of genocide.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering its Place in Cold War History
The printed curriculum unit The Cuban Missile Crisis: Considering its Place in Cold War History probes the complex relationship between the United States, Russia, and Cuba, and examines the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England
The printed curriculum unit A Forgotten History: The Slave Trade and Slavery in New England explores the effects of the trade in slaves and of slavery itself for the new Americans of the time. The unit helps students to understand how history, and the telling of history, affects us today.
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From Colony to Democracy: Considering Brazil's Development
The printed curriculum unit From Colony to Democracy: Considering Brazil's Development explores the choices Brazilians faced as the country transitioned to democracy in the mid-1980s and introduces historical forces that informed debates at that time.
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Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy
The printed curriculum unit Global Environmental Problems: Implications for U.S. Policy explores the relationship between public policy in the United State and the health of the planet.
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Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution
The printed curriculum unit Iran Through the Looking Glass: History, Reform, and Revolution traces the history of Iran and helps students understand the political and cultural conditions that led to the 1979 Revolution and its aftermath.
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A More Perfect Union: American Independence and the Constitution
The printed curriculum unit A More Perfect Union: American Independence and the Constitution examines the context in which the U.S. Constitution was framed. Students explore parallels between the debates of America's formative years to those of today.
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Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy
The printed curriculum unit Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy engages students in consideration of the issues surrounding the 9.11.01 attacks in a constructive context and promotes dialogue about future policy directions.
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The Russian Revolution
The printed curriculum unit The Russian Revolution focuses on the political and economic conditions that led to the fall of the tsar and explores the competing political ideologies that Russian people debated in 1917.
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The U.S. Role in a Changing World
The printed curriculum unit The U.S. Role in a Changing World helps students reflect on global changes, assess national priorities, and decide for themselves the role the United States should play in the world today.
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The United Nations: Challenges and Change
The printed curriculum unit The United Nations: Challenges and Change introduces students to the idea of "collective security," tracing the emergence of the League of Nations to the formation of the United Nations.
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