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Learning Activity: Examine the history of U.S.-Iran relations

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(CNN Student News) -- Your students will learn about Iran's Islamic Revolution and the history of U.S.-Iran relations.

Procedure

Have students work in groups to research the history of relations between the United States and Iran since the end of World War II. Instruct students to focus on the events that led to the overthrow of the shah, and have them analyze the revolution's impact on Iran's present government. Then, have each group create a timeline of its findings.

After groups present their research to the class, pose the following questions:

Correlated Standards

Social Studies

Standard II. Time, Continuity and Change: Students will learn about the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.

Standard III. People, Places and Environments: Students will make informed and critical decisions about the relationship between human beings and their environment.

Standard VI. Power, Authority and Governance: Students will understand the historical development of structures of power, authority and governance and their evolving functions in contemporary U.S. society as well as other parts of the world.

The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/) are published by the National Council for Social Studies (http://ncss.org/).

World History

Standard 44. Understands the search for community, stability, and peace in an interdependent world

Level III [Grade: 7-8]

Benchmark 5: Understands the definition of "fundamentalism," and the political objectives of militant religious movements in various countries of the world, as well as the social and economic factors that contribute to the growth of these movements

Level IV [Grade: 9-12]

Benchmark 5. Understands the role of political ideology, religion, and ethnicity in shaping modern governments

Benchmark 6. Understands the role of ethnicity, cultural identity, and religious beliefs in shaping economic and political conflicts across the globe

McREL: Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education (Copyright 2000 McREL) is published online by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) (http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks), 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014.

Keywords

Iran, Islamic Revolution, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United States, diplomatic relations, nuclear program, United Nations, controversy

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