This issue guide was developed by the Autry Museum of the American West in collaboration with the Kettering Foundation as part of the Historic Decisions series. It is designed to stimu- late deliberation about a complex historical issue by examining the difficult choices Americans faced at the time.
Conflict minerals include gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten mined from areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are used to make electronics such as smartphones and laptops.