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Featured Learning Resources
Reading
What Is Fascism?
In this free resource, learn how Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler rose to power and the lessons their political journeys hold for today.
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Climate Change Threatens to Displace Many People
Extreme weather and climate change effects could drive millions of people to migrate. Government leaders can take steps to address those flows of people and prepare the communities at their destinations.
Reading
A Brief History of U.S. Foreign Aid
Where and why the United States gives foreign aid has changed over time. Learn the difference between military, economic, and humanitarian aid and the history behind U.S. aid.
Reading
The Civilian Consequences of Conflict
From World War II to Syria’s civil war, understand the deadly consequences of war and what that means about the changing nature of conflict.
Reading
What Is Economic Inequality?
Explore how severe inequalities and disparities in wealth and income can harm individuals, countries, and the global economy, and how some governments implement policies to reduce inequality.
Featured Teaching Resources
Mini Simulation
Regulating AI
How should the United States regulate artificial intelligence (AI) to take advantage of its benefits while addressing national security concerns? Explore this simulation.
Lesson Plan
Climate Change: Renewable Energy and Batteries
Length
one 45-minute period
Simulation
Korean War in 1950 (UNSC)
Set in September 1950. Five years after World War II, conflict on the Korean Peninsula threatens the fragile post-war order.
Featured Events
Webinar
I Saw It on Instagram So It Must Be True!: Helping Students Navigate Global Information Online
Join this webinar in partnership with Digital Inquiry Group for the 2025 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference.
Webinar
Global Affairs Expert Webinar: Complex Public Health Emergencies
Jennifer Nuzzo, professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, will lead the conversation on complex public health emergencies.
Webinar
Teaching Climate Change: From Earth Day to Every Day
Join the American Museum of Natural History, National Geographic Society, SubjectToClimate, and CFR Education for a virtual Earth Day event for educators.