Capturing
Iraqi Leaders
Students look at recent arrests of
top Iraqi officials and consider past use of playing cards in military operations.
04.21.03
CNN's Dilemma
Students analyze the controversial decision by CNN
to withhold information about the Iraqi regime.
04.18.03
Rebuilding
Iraq
Students apply historical precedents of U.S.
nation building to the present situation in Iraq.
04.17.03
New
Democracy?
Students analyze whether Iraq has the
conditions necessary for democracy to flourish.
04.16.03
Looting
of Baghdad Museum
Students critically analyze
how occupying forces maintain order.
04.15.03
Iraqi
Exiles
Students examine the challenges that returning Iraqi exiles might
face as they attempt to rebuild their homeland.
04.14.03
New
Coalition Media
Students critically analyze the
pros and cons of the new coalition media campaign in Iraq.
04.11.03
Is
This Victory?
Students consider the conditions
necessary for the war to be over in Iraq.
04.10.03
Postwar
Leaders
Students consider the makeup and priorities
of an interim government in Iraq.
04.09.03
WMD
in Iraq?
Students examine the role that weapons
of mass destruction (WMD) are playing in the Iraq War.
04.08.03
Role
of the United Nations
Students debate what role
the United Nations should play in postwar Iraq.
04.07.03
World
Media
Students analyze the similarities, differences
and bias in world media coverage of the Iraq War.
04.04.03
Military
Women
Students analyze the history and role of
women in the U.S. military.
04.03.03
A
Call to Jihad
Students analyze the concept of jihad
and how it applies to Saddam Hussein's recent statement.
04.02.03
Najaf,
A Holy City
Students analyze the importance of
the Iraqi city to both U.S. military planners and Shiite Muslims.
04.01.03
Suicide
Bombing
Students examine the motivations and goals
of those who kill themselves in order to kill others during conflict.
03.31.03
News
Ethics
Help students critically analyze the pros
and cons of embedded journalism.
03.28.03
War
Expectations
Students will evaluate America's
attitudes regarding warfare and the cost of human life.
03.27.03
The
Cost of War
How much will a war with Iraq cost?
Help students understand the factors involved.
03.26.03
Humanitarian
Aid
Help students understand the role of humanitarian
aid organizations during war.
03.25.03
The
Geneva Convention
Students will understand how the Geneva Convention
applies to the current situation for U.S. Prisoners of War in Iraq.
03.24.03
Military
Strategy
Students read about the U.S.-led air strikes on Iraq and try
to understand the day's events in context of the Pentagon's military strategy.
03.23.03
The
Powell Doctrine
Students will understand the military strategy known
as the Powell Doctrine and will critically apply it to the day's events in Iraq.
03.22.03
Decision
to go to War
Students will understand the political process leading up
to military action and the implications for George Bush. History teachers may
wish to focus on the relevant historical precedents.
03.21.03
