Foreign Policy History Review Mr. Zacharia

Big Questions How has the U.S. role abroad changed over time (Isolationist to Interventionist)? What were major conflicts the U.S. was involved in and what were major turning points during those wars? What were the causes and consequences of those wars? How did the United States acquire new territory? How did U.S. Presidents affect America’s foreign policy? Which U.S. presidents did the most to affect it? How have treaties and tariffs affected foreign relations?

Example AP Questions: Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775–1783. Analyze the effects of the Vietnam War on TWO of the following in the United States in the period from 1961 to – The presidency – The population between 18 and 35 years old – Cold War diplomacy Analyze the extent to which the Spanish-American War was a turning point in American foreign policy.