Provides a comprehensive annotated listing of resources for the study and teaching of "peace history." Resources are divided into nine categories: (1) finding aids and broad surveys; (2) archives; (3) secondary sources; (4) monographs; (5) international studies; (6) individual figures; (7) pacifist organizations; (8) insider accounts;…

If the United States can lower its expectations just enough, it can put together a series of agreements which will constitute an arms control breakthrough that will serve our interests for decades to come. (Author/RM)

Nuclear war is unthinkable, psychologically unfeasible, and untenable technically; conventional war against the Russians is impossible. Therefore, time and money should not be spent preparing for confrontation. Proposals are made for redirecting funds. (RM)

The lessons in this 3-part series are intended to provide students with a basic understanding of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, with emphasis on multiple perspectives, conflict and cooperation, and interdependence. This curriculum unit, Part 1, examines two important historical episodes. The first episode focuses on a…

The purpose of this essay is to study the scholarly works of Bemis and Bailey, to provide a commentary on the works and on certain implications inherent in their work. (Author)

Using geographic criteria to assess the United States, two themes are apparent: 1) gulf between America's perception of conditions and reality, and 2) conflict between deeply rooted sentiment for isolationism and internationalism of a trade-oriented country. (ND)

The year 1953 marks the point at which television in America began its dramatic expansion, and it also marks the starting point of the third and final volume of a history of broadcasting in the United States. The patterns of programing through this period are reviewed and summarized with attention to trends, but special consideration is given…

Education in Haiti underwent major changes during its occupation by American forces from 1915-1934. New curricula, methods, and better supervision were introduced but ultimately failed because American policymakers overlooked the necessity of allowing the Haitians themselves to participate in the reforms. (KH)

The Vietnam War appeared to give rise to the "imperial presidency," and then, when the war became protracted and divisive to contribute to the Congressional reassertion of power. But Vietnam really only intensified and accelerated a movement that, in one way or another, would have taken place anyway. (RM)

This 4-day curriculum unit explores U.S. foreign policy between 1787 and 1812. During this time the United States faced a series of foreign policy challenges that threatened its survival as an independent, constitutional republic. Between 1793 and 1815, a nearly continuous series of wars pitting the French against the British engulfed the European…

This article discusses the disputes between the United States and Great Britain arising from the Treaty of 1783 and sets the stage for John Jay's diplomatic mission to Great Britain to head off war. The terms of the Jay Treaty and the public furor it caused are commented on. (Author/RM)

Considers de Tocqueville's analysis of the American character as it applies today. The author concludes that the original American democratic impetus toward individual equality of condition has spread to other developing countries who now see the United States as an aristocrat among nations and subject to the same principles. (AM)

The political influence of liberal reformers and philosophers at the time of World War I is discussed. (JD)

This document consists of a 5-day high school level study unit on issues surrounding immigration into the United States. The lessons seek to engage students in the immigration debate while at the same time exploring the topic's historical background. At the core of the unit is a framework of four options for U.S. immigration policy: (1)…

Efforts of the United States since the end of World War II to advance the arms control process are discussed. There are five major sections. The first section recounts past arms control efforts--those that have worked and those that have not--and discusses the principles underlying U.S. arms control initiatives. The second section describes the…