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Russia and Eastern Europe After the Cold War, Russia joined NATO Terrorist- individuals who use violence to achieve political goals What are some of the U.S. foreign policy goals in former communist countries? Help resolve conflicts and help economies

Iraq Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 led by Saddam Hussein The U.S. led an international assault on Iraq in 1991 and freed Kuwait Saddam remained in power and refused to work with the UN The U.S. and allied forces moved into Iraq in 2003 Saddam was removed from power The U.S. and allies rebuilt the country What events have shaped U.S. foreign policy toward Iraq? Iraq attacked Kuwait, leading the United States to attack Iraq. President Saddam Hussein refused to cooperate with UN arms inspections, leading the US to remove him from power

Israel Great Britain controlled Palestine after WWII until the UN divided it into a Jewish and Arab state Israel was created in 1948 Arab leaders attacked Israel to reclaim the land they considered their own Israel won However, the conflict continued

Global Conflicts *Do NOT write Rank the following U.S. foreign policy goals in order of their importance and explain the reasons for your rankings: Promote trade Spread peace Promote democracy Fight terrorism

Africa has been in conflict for decades The U.S. and the UN have sent troops and other resources to help end the fighting What changes took place in South Africa in the late 1900s? The policy of apartheid ended, and free elections were held

Latin America and Canada Main goal here is to expand trade War on Drugs- organized effort to end the trade and use of illegal drugs This has also shaped U.S. foreign policy in Latin America How does US foreign policy toward Cuba today differ from the policy of the past? In the past, the United States forbade trade with Cuba, but today it allows the donation of humanitarian supplies to people in the country. Also, now the travel ban has been lifted and US and Cuban leaders are working to completely lift the embargo

September 11th Terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners Two were crashed into the World Trade Center (business complex in NYC a.k.a. the twin towers) The third plane hit the Pentagon (headquarters for the U.S. military leadership) The fourth plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania The Office (now Department) of Homeland Security was created What is a terrorist? A person who uses violence to achieve political goals Why did the US attack targets in Afghanistan? In response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the US identified the Taliban regime in Afghanistan as a key sponsor of terrorism How did the September 11th terrorist attacks change US foreign policy? US foreign policy became more focused on fighting terrorism at home and abroad and on uniting the world in the fight against terrorism

Fighting Terrorism Former Secretary of State (Colin Powell) built an international coalition against terrorism Northern Alliance- Afghan group that had fought against the Taliban