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Foreign Affairs

What do you know? When was the Spanish-American War? Who was the opponent? When was the U.S. involved in WWI? Who was the main opponent? When was the U.S. involved in WWII? Who did the U.S. oppose? When did the Korean War occur? Who did the U.S. oppose? When was the Vietnam War? Who did the U.S. oppose? When did the U.S. invade Grenada? When did the U.S. invade Panama? When was Desert Storm? When did U.S. and coalition forces invade Afghanistan? When did U.S. and coalition forces invade Iraq?

What do you know? When was the Spanish-American War. Who was the opponent? 1898/Spain When was the U.S. involved in WWI? Who was the main opponent? 1917-1918/Germany When was the U.S. involved in WWII? Who was the main opponents? 1941-1945/Germany, Japan, Italy When did the Korean War occur? Who did the U.S. oppose? 1950-1953/North Korea and China When was the Vietnam War? Who did the U.S. oppose? 1965-1973/North Vietnamese/Viet Cong When did the U.S. invade Grenada? 1983 When did the U.S. invade Panama? 1989 When was Desert Storm? 1991 When did U.S. and coalition forces invade Afghanistan and who was the opponent? 2001/Taliban When did U.S. and coalition forces invade Iraq? 2003

History of U.S. Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs: The nation’s relationships with other nations. America’s foreign policy of isolationism-a refusal to become involved in the affairs of the rest of the world.

World War II changed view as the U. S World War II changed view as the U.S. became a world economic and military power

Conducting Foreign Policy Foreign policy: all of the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other nations.

State Department The President’s right arm in foreign affairs. Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton. Advising, making, and conducting foreign policy.

State Department Foreign Service: representatives of the U.S. in other countries. Ambassadors: Official U.S. rep. Passports Diplomatic immunity

Defense Department The military is under civilian control because the military could pose a threat to civilian control of the government.

Defense Department Joint Chiefs of Staff: Chief Military advisors Army Chief of Staff Chief of Naval Operations Air Force Chief of Staff Commandant Marine Corps Each (except Marine Corps) headed by a secretary. Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force

Part II: Foreign and Defense Agencies CIA: intelligence gathering and analysis, espionage against potential enemies INS: Deals with immigration issues and works with Office of Homeland Security. NASA: Space exploration, astronomy, weather forecasting Selective Service System: Establishes military obligations for all males between 18 ½ and 26 for the draft.

American Foreign Policy Overview III Monroe Doctrine Be a Good Neighbor but Carry a Big Stick WWI and Isolationism WWII Cold War Truman Doctrine Cuban Missile Crisis Korean War Vietnam

Foreign Aid and Defense Alliances NATO Middle East UN-Security Council