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• POL 300 Assignment 1 The Cold War and U.S.
  Diplomacy (New Syllabus, 2 Papers)
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• Select a president from the table, Presidents
  and Their Doctrines, in Roskin, Chapter 4.
  Then write a 3-5 page paper on the doctrine that
  president used according to Roskin. Your research
  must include at least four (4) credible sources,
  apart from your textbook. Your paper must address
  the following
• 1. Summarize a situation that required U.S.
  diplomatic efforts during the presidents time in
  office.

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• POL 300 Assignment 2 Current Events and U.S.
  Diplomacy (2 Papers)
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• Assignment 2 Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy
• Due Week 9 and worth 175 points
• This paper will be a revised and expanded version
  of the first research paper. Based on your
  instructors feedback, you will first revise the
  first paper.

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• POL 300 Entire Course
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• POL 300 Assignment 1 The Cold War and U.S.
  Diplomacy (New Syllabus, 2 Papers)
• POL 300 Assignment 2 Current Events and U.S.
  Diplomacy (2 Papers)
• POL 300 Week 1 Discussion Idealism vs. Realism in
  International Politics
• POL 300 Week 1 Quiz

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• POL 300 Week 1 Discussion Idealism vs. Realism in
  International Politics
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• Idealism vs. Realism in International Politics a
  Please respond to the following
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• Roskin and Berry allude to the tendency toward
  idealism in international politics before WWII
  ended in 1945, but the tendency toward realism
  after that year.

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• POL 300 Week 1 Quiz
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• Question 1 The first great age of
  balance-of-power is said to have begun with the
• Question 2 The isolationist nations in the
  interwar period were
• Question 3 All but the __________ empire
  collapsed in World War I

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• POL 300 Week 1-10 All DQs
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• POL 300 Week 1 Discussion Idealism vs. Realism in
  International Politics
• POL 300 Week 2 Discussion America in Vietnam
• POL 300 Week 3 Discussion The Collapse of the
  Soviet Union
• POL 300 Week 4 Discussion The Israeli-Palestinian
  Conflict

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• POL 300 Week 2 Discussion America in Vietnam
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• "America in Vietnam" Please respond to the
  following
• The Vietnam War was a counterinsurgency that
  involved us in guerilla warfare that was similar,
  in some ways, to what we face in Afghanistan
  today. But the way the Vietnam War was conducted
  was considered to be immoral and unjust by many.

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• POL 300 Week 2 Quiz
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• Question 1 Hearst and Pulitzer fanned citizen
  interest in the
• Question 2 The U.S. got Florida from
  __________, Oregon from __________, and
  California from __________.
• Question 3 In 1957, ________ brought fears of a
  "missile gap."

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• POL 300 Week 3 Discussion The Collapse of the
  Soviet Union
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• The Collapse of the Soviet Union Please
  respond to the following
• Roskin discusses three theories about causes of
  the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• Choose one of these theories and explain how it
  relates to the collapse of the USSR, and assess
  and justify whether it relates to its internal or
  external foreign policy.

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• POL 300 Week 3 DQ 1 Should the United States Lead
  the World
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• Discussion 1 Week 3
• Should the United States Lead the World?" 
  Please respond to the following
• In your opinion, should the United States lead
  the world? Why or why not?

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• POL 300 Week 3 Quiz
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• Question 1 Graham Allison used the __________ to
  show that ________.
• Question 2 In 1952, Frank L. Klingberg predicted
  that the U.S. would
• Question 3 The 1973 War Powers Act tries to
  limit the president to

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• POL 300 Week 4 Discussion The Israeli-Palestinian
  Conflict
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• POL 300 Discussion week 4
• 2. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Please
  respond to the following
• For thousands of years, up to the 20th
  century, the land of Palestine was a homeland for
  Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In the 20th
  century, the British got involved in the Middle
  East in several ways, culminating in the attempt
  to make Palestine a Homeland for European Jews
  to go to.

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• POL 300 Week 4 DQ 1 Legacies of Colonialism
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• Discussion 1 Week 4
• "Legacies of Colonialism" Please respond to the
  following
• Distinguish what benefits, if any, there were in
  colonialism? Give examples. If there were no
  benefits, explain this view.
• Examine and explain what you consider to be the
  most serious harm done by colonialism. Give
  examples.

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• POL 300 Week 4 Quiz
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• Question 1 Rhodesia declared its independence
  from Britain in
• Question 2 Portugal rounded Africa in
• Question 3 The worst death toll since World War
  II was in
• Question 4 In 1975, Portugal finally got out of

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• POL 300 Week 5 Discussion Egypt, Libya and Syria
  in Turmoil
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• Egypt, Libya and Syria in Turmoil Please
  respond to the following
• Explain the causes of the turmoil in Egypt, Libya
  and Syria.
• Elaborate on at least two perspectives on the
  situation.

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• POL 300 Week 5 Quiz
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• Question 1 In 1990 Iraq had ___________ warfare
  capability.
• Question 2 The Shah fell in
• Question 3 Probably the biggest factor ending
  the 1980-88 war between Iran and Irag was
• Question 4 The ______________ separates Iraq
  and Iran.

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• POL 300 Week 6 Discussion Turning to a Market
  Economy
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• Turning to a Market Economy Please respond to
  the following
• Many developing countries in the Global South
  turned to socialism in the past as a means to
  solve their economic problems. Now, in the light
  of the evident failure of socialism, many of
  these countries seek to create fast growth
  through the establishment of market economies.

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• POL 300 Week 6 Quiz
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• Question 1 Europe in the Middle Ages was
  ______________ the Arab and Chinese empires.
• Question 2 ___________ culture is especially
  resistant to modern values.
• Question 3 Success in one country creates a(n)
  _____________ for others.
• Question 4 __________ is the usual way to
  measure economic growth.

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• POL 300 Week 7 Discussion National Security
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• National Security
• Select any two of the four basic strategies used
  to preserve security. Identify and describe what
  assumptions are made about the opponent according
  to each of the two strategies you chose.
• Give an example of each of the two strategies in
  current world politics and speculate on their
  effectiveness.

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• POL 300 Week 7 Quiz
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• Question 1 The Ottoman Turks took Constantinople
  in
• Question 2 Unlike arms control, disarmament
  aims to
• Question 3 Without knowing it, the U.S.
  successfully practiced ___________ on Iraq before
  the 2003 war.

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• POL 300 Week 8 Discussion Coping with Terrorism
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• "Coping with Terrorism" Please respond to the
  following
• Is the United States making progress in
  reducing or preventing terrorism? Explain your
  answer.
• If the United States is NOT making
  progress, what would have to happen to make the
  efforts against terrorism more effective?

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• POL 300 Week 8 Quiz
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• Question 1 Saudi Arabia was founded on an
  alliance between the House of Saud and the
  ____________ brand of Islam.
• Question 2 Huntington calls a country pulled
  between a modernizing elite and traditional
  masses a ___________ country.
• Question 3 IMRO used terrorist methods to fight
  for a free

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• POL 300 Week 9 Discussion The Rise of China
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• POL 300 Week 9 Discussion
• "The Rise of China" Please respond to the
  following
•  Describe the principal effects of Chinas
  increasing prosperity on U.S./China relations.
• Is the rise of China a good thing or a bad thing
  for the U.S.? Explain your answer.

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• POL 300 Week 9 DQ 1 Divorcing America
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• Discussion 1 Week 9
• "Divorcing America" Please respond to the
  following
• Elaborate on what the textbook authors mean when
  they say that most European countries have
  divorced America.
• Explain the main reasons Europe has withdrawn
  from a close relationship with the U.S.

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• POL 300 Week 9 Quiz
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• Question 1 Europe's birth rate is
• Question 2 A ___________ is looser than a
  ___________.
• Question 3 By the 1990s West Europe had become
  a single
• Question 4 _______________ are the newest EU
  members.

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• POL 300 Week 10 Discussion Globalization
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• Globalization" Please respond to the following
• Globalization deals with the interaction and
  integration of people, companies, and governments
  of different nations.

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• POL 300 Week 10 Discussion International Law
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• POL 300 Discussion
• "International Law" Please respond to the
  following
• Propose why the United States is not on board
  with all of the efforts, tribunals, courts, and
  declarations of international law. Give an
  example.
• Give your opinion Do you trust that
  international law is impartial? Why or why not?

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• POL 300 Week 10 Quiz
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• Question 1 The principal source of international
  laws is
• Question 2 Returning good for good and evil for
  evil is the basis of
• Question 3 "R2P" stands for
• Question 4 Israel used a(n) _____________ in
  trying Adolph Eichmann.

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• POL 300 Week 11 DQ 1 Current Events
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• Discussion 1 Week 11
• "Current Events" Please respond to the following
• Discuss a recent international event that
  intrigues you and speculate what might happen
  next.
• Using the events you speculated about above,
  discuss how it will affect the United States.

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