Overview: This lesson enables students to experience a complex international treaty negotiation through a simplified mock exercise. Students will also learn about the Columbia River Treaty and its significance from many different perspectives through role playing.

Module 4 Lesson 1: Mock Renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty
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