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Contemporary History Post-1945: China
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will learn how China’s transformation from a state of economic and political collapse to its rise as a global power shapes the motivations of its leaders today.
  • Students will be able to analyze the key policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Lesson Plan
Trade: Policy
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will analyze how trade can be used as part of foreign policy.
  • Students will simulate trading under different kinds of trade rules and then reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of each set of rules.
Lesson Plan
Trade: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will examine free trade and how globalization factors into the production of common items like clothing.
  • Students will write a letter providing a recommendation on where to manufacture an item along with the reasons behind their argument.
Lesson Plan
Monetary Policy: Economic Statecraft
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will debate the use of various economic tools as part of achieving foreign policy goals in hypothetical situations.
Lesson Plan
Trade: Trade Wars and China
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will understand what a trade deficit is as well as the impact they can have on countries.
  • Students will debate the pros and cons of trade between the U.S. and China using the history of Chinese accession in the WTO as a lens.
Lesson Plan
Contemporary History Pre-1900: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will understand that developments in public health have had profound effects on life today.
  • Students will understand how the development of modern states has led to greater peace and stability.
Syllabus
LEH100: Freshman Seminar - Global Issues
Grade Level
College
This freshman seminar course will prepare students to learn, think about, and analyze a wide range of global issues taking place in today’s world.
Learning Journey
U.S. History Mini Simulations

In this series of historical mini simulations, students step into the shoes of policymakers to advise the U.S. president on how to respond to major foreign policy moments in U.S. history. 

Book Guide
The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

In The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter, CFR Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies Shannon K. O'Neil offers a powerful case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the last forty years.