A History of Diplomacy

Almost 5,000 years ago, messengers traveled to and from the city-states of Mesopotamia on missions of war and peace. Clay tablets discov­ered in Persia, now known as Iran, tell the story of these early diplomatic missions. Our diplomatic tradition dates back to the cities of ancient Greece, where messengers known as “heralds” were the first diplomats.

Dr. Mert Martens, COLORADO
Carol J. Vogler, NORTH CAROLINA
Lynda C. Wagner, RHODE ISLAND
Dr. Raymond Wicks, MISSOURI

  3 --------- Table of Contents
  5 --------- Introduction
  6 --------- Points of Emphasis
  7 --------- Timeline
  9 --------  Script Outline
11 --------- Script
27 --------  Interesting Facts
28 -------- Listen Up!
31--------- General Knowledge Assessment
33 -------- The U.S. Expands Its Borders
38 -------- Trade: It’s in the Label
40 -------- Foreign Policy: Constitutionally Speaking
44 -------- Non-Traditional Diplomats: Pandas, Ping-Pong, and People
47 -------- Who, What, Where, When?
48 -------- Tools and Application of Foreign Policy
50 -------- The U.S. Cooperates on the International Stage
55 -------- Who’s Fooling Whom? Political Cartoons
63 -------- Diplomacy Over Time
65 -------- Primary Sources: Conducting Foreign Policy, 1898-1915 (Document Based Question)
71--------- Diplomatic Case Studies
81--------- Glossary
90 -------- Selected Websites
93 -------- Department of State Organizational Chart