Today

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Today

• Finish Bin Laden Video
• Foreign Policy PowerPoint and Guided reading
  Worksheet

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Foreign Affairs
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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?

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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? 1917-1918/Germany
• When was the U.S. involved in WWII? Who was the
  main opponents? 1941-1945/Germany, Japan, Italy
• When did the Korean War occur? Who did the U.S.
  oppose? 1950-1953/North Korea and China
• When was the Vietnam War? Who did the U.S.
  oppose? 1965-1973/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

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History of U.S. Foreign Affairs

• Foreign Affairs The nations relationships with
  other nations.
• Americas foreign policy of isolationism-a
  refusal to become involved in the affairs of the
  rest of the world.

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• World War II changed view as the U.S. became a
  world economic and military power

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Conducting Foreign Policy

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

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State Department

• The Presidents right arm in foreign affairs.
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
• Advising, making, and conducting foreign policy.

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State Department

• Foreign Service representatives of the U.S. in
  other countries.
• Ambassadors Official U.S. rep.
• Passports
• Diplomatic immunity

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Defense Department

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

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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

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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.

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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

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Foreign Aid and Defense Alliances

• NATO
• Middle East
• UN-Security Council