Prospects for Peace in the Middle East

Bird on a Fence

Overview

Students analyze a set of political cartoons to deepen understanding of the conflict in the Middle East during the 1950s and 1960s and efforts made towards building peace. After, students conduct research to identify a major issue that is currently affecting efforts at brokering peace in the Middle East and create their own political cartoon illustrating the issue.

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Grade

High School

Subjects

Art, Civics, Social Studies

Length

80-120 minutes

Topics

Egypt, Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, peace, political cartoons, Six-Day War, Soviet Union, Suez Crisis, Syria, West Bank

Author

TPS Eastern Region

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