| Fundamental Concepts and Interrelationships of the United States Economy in the International Marketplace | In this lesson plan, students will debate questions concerning the effects of U.S. trade policy, embargoes, economic sanctions, (positive/negative[pros/cons]) on other nations. Students will evaluate the impact of U.S. foreign policy through the lens of contemporary issues in world affairs and draw informed conclusions on these actions. Students will select and read artifacts from the Library of Congress and apply economic principles to analyze and interpret interrelationships of the United States economy in the international marketplace. Students will deliberate, debate, and defend conclusions drawn from their findings. |
| How the United States uses foreign policy to influence other nations. | Students will examine U.S. trade policies/agreements with other nations including: international trade, free trade, and trade barriers [e.g. WTO, EU, NAFTA, ASEAN]. They will form small groups and select 3 countries [e.g. Canada, Cuba, Iran, Syria, China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Russia], and 3 government systems [autocracy, democracy, monarchy, oligarchy republic, theocracy] to investigate/review for U.S. trade policies, trade agreements, and/or embargos. Using artifact resources, search for patterns (similarities/differences; advantages/disadvantages) and form inferences about how the U.S. influences other nations. |
| Globalization and Trade Activity | An interactive student led trade activity. Students will need to problem solve, negotiate and compromise to be successful. World event cards will implement sanctions, embargoes and establishing free trade zones students will need to navigate through. This group activity followed by class discussion will keep students engaged while learning how embargoes and sanctions affect other nations and why nations sometimes establish free trade zones. |
| International Trade Barriers | In this lesson plan, students will be introduced to international trade, barriers to trade, free trade zones, U.S. Government agencies and policy related to international trade. |
