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Bill, James A. – Headline Series, 1988
This document outlines the political turmoil in Iran in the 1970s and 1980s and Iranian-U.S. relations during this period. Chapter 1 outlines the Shah Reza Pahlavi's concern over U.S. President Jimmy Carter's election, the beginnings of the Islamic religious revival, and U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's visit to Iran in May 1977. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Power
Haseler, Stephen – 1983
According to this essay by a visiting scholar from Great Britain, there will always be a debate in democratic societies, about the proper role of morality in fashioning and articulating foreign policy. This ambivalence has been reflected in the uneven approach to the problem exhibited by successive United States administrations. There are two…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
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Pflepsen, Alison, Ed.; Vokes, Sarah. Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Presents two students' observations and recollections of their trip to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women held in China. They attended the Conference as part of a delegation of the Girls International Foundation. Briefly discusses the different issues raised during the Conference and the girls' preparation for their trip. (MJP)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Conferences, Consciousness Raising, Females
James, Bruce – 1983
Written for students participating in the Close Up government studies program, a week-long field experience in Washington, D.C., the readings in this booklet may be incorporated into social studies units on government, political science, or current events. Following an introduction to members of the Reagan Administration and the Supreme Court and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Anthologies, Budgets, Civil Rights