1. BASIC FOREIGN POLICY VOCABULARY FROM ISOLATIONISM TO IMPERIALISM

2. ISOLATIONISM= loner  A Policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries.  Ex: George Washington cautioned the U.S. to avoid “foreign entanglements.”

3. Isolationism continued

4. COLLECTIVE SECURITY= team player  WORKING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO INFLUENCE WORLD AFFAIRS  EX: NATO troops from different countries helped to keep peace in Eastern Europe

5. INTERNATIONALISM= world policeman  GETTING INVOLVED IN OTHER COUNTRIES BUSINESS TO PROMOTE IMPORTANT NATIONAL INTERESTS AND /OR TO SAFEGUARD NATIONAL SECURITY.  Why do you think the United States is continuously involved in Mideast affairs? What national interest are we concerned about?

6. IMPERIALISM= World bully  EXTENDING POWER BY ACQUIRING TERRITORY AROUND THE GLOBE OR EXPLOITING WEAKER NATIONS TO SERVE NATIONAL INTERESTS

7. IMPERIALISM

8. INSTRUCTIONS  Work in pairs to decide under what category each U.S. action or policy (doctrine) fits into.  Then using complete sentences, explain why you placed that event in the category you chose.  Quiz on four concepts tomorrow.

9. QUIZ - please get out a piece of paper If you answer aloud, you will have your quiz taken from you.  Listed next are four events or policies of the U.S. For each one, list the concept it matches: isolationism, collective security, internationalism or imperialism (2 points) and explain why you chose that concept ( 4 points)  1) Washington’s Farewell address  2) The Mexican- American War  3) Peacekeeping in Bosnia  4) Truman Doctrine