Assignments

 

 

 

Office Hours

 

 

Syllabus

 

 

Assignments

 

 

Resource Links

 

 

POL 130 Home Page

Simulation Papers

Paper #1   War/Risk Simulation (see also Risk Rules)

 

Paper #2  Diplomacy in the UN Security Council (see also The United Nations' webpages)

 

 

Oral Current Event Reports

Oral Report Grade Sheet

 

State Background Reports

Foreign Government Resources on the Web (Michigan)

Library of Congress Country Studies

US Department of State Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets

CIA World Factbook

 

Maps

Perry-Castaņeda Library (University of Texas) Map Collection

Maps in the News (University of Minnesota)

World Mapper

 

 

Additional Case Study Materials

Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Case Studies Website

 

Cuban Missile Crisis

JFK Audio Tapes from Oct. 18-29,1962

   JFK discusses military options/consequences with Joint Chiefs

Khrushchev Letter to Kennedy, Oct. 24, 1962

Khrushchev Telegram, Oct. 26, 1962

The Second Letter, Oct. 27, 1962

Documents Relating to Cuban Missile Crisis (Mt. Holyoke)

 

Munich Olympics Massacre & Aftermath

One Day in September (2000 Academy Award-winning documentary)

 

Environmental NGOs: Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace (view streaming video)

 

  

Midterm & Finals Review

Midterm Review

 

Finals Review & Review Assignment

 

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