1. Today Finish Bin Laden Video
Foreign Policy PowerPoint and Guided reading Worksheet

2. Foreign Affairs

3. 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?

4. 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? /Germany
When was the U.S. involved in WWII? Who was the main opponents? /Germany, Japan, Italy
When did the Korean War occur? Who did the U.S. oppose? /North Korea and China
When was the Vietnam War? Who did the U.S. oppose? /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

5. 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.

6. 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

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

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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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

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