To enhance the use of the Globe Watch IV public television series, produced jointly by Hampden-Sydney College (Virginia) and the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television, each lesson in this guide provides: (1) a statement of the objective of the program; (2) a synopsis of the issue discussed; (3) background information; (4) brief descriptions on the guests appearing on the program and their main points; (5) terms used in the program; (6) questions; (7) provocative quotes made by guests; and (8) suggested readings. Programs 1-6 address several facets of U.S.-Canadian relationships by showing how Canadians have evolved a different attitude and ethos from that of the United States and by depicting how Canada is protecting its cultural identity in the face of overwhelming cultural imports from the United States. Program 7 considers illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States and examines the effects of the 1986 Immigration Law. The manner in which Mexican and U.S. cultures have interacted in Texas is explored in program 8. The development of the nuclear arms race from immediately after World War II to the Cuban missile crisis and the history of the U.S.-Soviet arms race from the Cuban missile crisis until 1985 are traced in programs 9 and 10. Program 11 examines the historical development that led to Finland's unique position as a neutral buffer between the East and West. Program 12 explores why Japanese companies choose to come to North Carolina and how well they adjust to being there. Program 13 examines the origins and course of the Iran-Iraq war. Maps are appended. (SM)