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How should the United States intervene against Spanish colonial rule in Cuba? Explore this historical simulation set in 1898.

Should the United States take action against Germany? Explore this historical simulation set in 1917.

How should the United States address a deadly pandemic during World War I? Explore this historical simulation set in 1918.

Should the United States remain neutral during the war between France and England? Explore this simulation set in 1807.

Students will understand the pros and cons of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy.
Students will be able to explain how goods became cheaper and buying power increased
Students will be able to identify the main reasons why countries go to war.

Henry Wallace is the most prominent progressive American political figure of the 1940s—one who very nearly became president at a critical moment in U.S. and world history. Benn Steil’s fascinating “What if?” study of Wallace’s eventful career, based on troves of new Russian and FBI archival finds, sheds an important new light on how U.S. and Soviet foreign policy were forged at the dawn of the Cold War.
