US Foreign Policy

A Revolution of Values

Teaching Activity PDF. By the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3 pages.
Text of speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Vietnam War, followed by three teaching ideas.

Civil Rights Movements, Imperialism, Individuals in US History, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Empire or Humanity?: What the classroom didn’t teach me about the American empire

Background Reading for Teachers and High School Students - PDF. By Howard Zinn. 4 pages.
An essay which raises questions about the justifications for empire building and imperialism.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Whose “Terrorism”?

Teaching Activity PDF. By Bill Bigelow. 11 pages.
A role play to help high school students examine the definition of terrorism in historical and contemporary terms.

US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

What War Looks Like

Background Reading for Teachers and High School Students PDF. By Howard Zinn. 4 pages.
An essay by Howard Zinn on the impact of war.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

U.S. Mexico War Tea Party: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God”

Teaching Activity PDF. Lesson by Bill Bigelow and student reading by Howard Zinn. 21 pages.
Interactive activity in the form of a tea party introduces students to the history of the U.S. Mexico War.

Imperialism, Individuals in US History, Latino, Slavery, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

What the Tour Guide Didn’t Tell Me

Teaching Activity PDF. By Wayne Wah Kwai Au. 5 pages.
Lesson on the history of Hawai’i and the impact of colonization and tourism.

Asian American, Imperialism, Pacific Islander, Racism & Racial Identity, US Foreign Policy

Globalization: A View from Below

Reading - PDF. By Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 5 pages.
An essay on the impact of globalization, with the story of Haiti as an example.

US Foreign Policy

History Textbooks: “Theirs” and “Ours”

Teaching Activity PDF. By John DeRose. 4 pages.
Analysis of textbook passages from different countries, videos and books are used to explore different perspectives about the same event in history, i.e. “Philippine-American War” vs. “War of Philippine Independence”.

Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements