Goal: After researching teacher selected sources, including primary source materials on arguments for and against US involvement in major American foreign conflicts, write an essay that argues your position on US involvement in foreign conflicts.
- Support your position with evidence from your research.
- Be sure to acknowledge competing views.
- Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.
- ESSAY RUBRIC
1. HISTORY LAB: Why Fight?
Problem: Decisions governments make about how to act toward other nations can cause conflict.
Context: What do you know already? PEACE ONE DAY
- Time Period: 1898-present
- Related Key Vocab:
- Foreign Policy: decisions governments make about how to act toward other nations.
- United Nations: international peace organization
- Related Key Events: What conflicts do you know of?
- Other? What causes conflict? Why is World peace so hard?
Hypothesis: What do you think is the biggest reason(s) why nations would decide to fight?
examples:
- If ________________, then nations create conflict.
- The biggest reason nations fight would be...
Gather Evidence: 4 mini-labs
- Complete task at each station (4 minutes)
- What conclusion can you make? (2 minutes)
Discuss 4 reasons why nations would decide to fight.
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