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Territorial Gains by the U.S.

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Map of British and French land claims in New England and Canada

The French and Indian War

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Photograph of Gerald R. Ford and Leonid Brezhnev at the Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control.

Vladivostok Summit Meeting

Ford’s Vision for Human Rights in Eastern Europe

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God Grew Tired of Us: Cultural Differences

Cultural Differences

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From Revenge to Reconciliation

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Israel

The Conflict Zone

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cooperation competition

Cooperation and Competition

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Photograph of graffiti is written in Spanish on a large wall of corrugated metal

U.S.-Mexico Border

Border

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Photograph: People carrying bags of rice on their heads cross a shallow stream.

Cambodian Refugees

Refugee

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Black-and-white photo of people crowded in a hallway.

Treaty of Versailles

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) and Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez  shake hands behind two podiums.

Diplomacy

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Photo: Woman with a ukulele stands in front of a large American flag.

Independence Day

Nation

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Armed Militants on the Pakistani Border

The Durand Line

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The Okavango Delta and rivers are the life sources for millions of animals and people. In this map, find various tourist sites, minefields, and irrigation schemes located throughout the delta and rivers. Click the download button for a high-resolution version.

Lifeline to a Desert Delta 

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The Treaty of Ft. Laramie of 1868 "set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation" of the Black Hills for the Lakota Nation. But the discovery of gold in the area ultimately led to the treaty's annulment and the Black Hills War.

Lakota Delegation 1891

The United States Government’s Relationship with Native Americans

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The Korean War was especially costly, with about three million Koreans killed, in addition to those lost from China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries involved in the conflict.

The Korean War: The Cost of Conflict

The Korean War

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A United States Army 3rd Infantry Division M1/A1 Abrahms tank during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. While the use of force was authorized by Congress, like many U.S. military conflicts, war was not declared.

Tank in Iraq Invasion

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron sign the Aachen Treaty on January 22, 2019 in Aachen, Germany. It is an example of a bilateral treaty.

Aachen Treaty Signing

Treaty

Different groups of people often come into conflict when a problem cannot be solved, when values clash, or when there is ambiguity over ownership of land and resources. Diplomacy, the art of maintaining peaceful relationships without the use of violence, can help turn conflict into cooperation.

Share these resources with your students to examine various conflicts around the world and instances of different communities working together successfully.

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Photograph: President Barack Obama sits with a roomful of people.

Karzai Meets with Obama

Conflict and Cooperation

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