United States Institute of Peace

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-states-institute-of-peace

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was United States Institute of Peace's job?Over 65,000
2. What is the location?Foggy Bottom neighborhood, Washington, D.C
3. What is the founded?1984
4. Where is the USIP located?It is in Washington, D.C., on the northwest corner of the National Mall, near the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
5. When was the USIP created?It was created in 1984 when President Ronald Reagan signed a law that gave the U.S. government a dedicated peacebuilding institute.

Conflict Transformation: A process that addresses the underlying causes of conflict and seeks to change relationships and structures.
Nonpartisan: Not affiliated with or biased toward any particular political party or group.
Diplomacy: The art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups.
Mediation: Facilitation of a dispute between two or more parties by a neutral third party.