ISOLATIONISM AND GLOBALIZATION American Foreign Policy

Modern Day Changes American foreign policy, immigration, environmental policies and world health affect people both in the US and in other countries  Foreign Policy  Immigration  Global Environment  World Health

Foreign Policy American dependence on oil  Oil is primarily found in the Middle East American dependence on global trade  America depends on trade with other countries American war on terrorism  Since Sept. 11, American soldiers have been in the Middle East

Immigration The US has a new pattern of immigration More people want to immigrate than are allowed by law

Global Environment We have policies to protect the environment  Kyoto Protocol Global Climate Change  An Inconvenient Truth  Global Warming Conservation of water and other resources  Water conservation  Hybrid cars

World Health Global Pandemics Pandemic – disease that spreads through human populations across a large area  Swine Flu  Malaria