Foreign Policy

Foreign & Domestic

100

What is the difference between foreign & domestic policy?

Foreign policy: policies for dealing with other countries and events outside of the United States

Domestic Policy: policies for dealing with the United States and events within the United States

200

Who is in charge the state department?

BONUS: [100]

What is the job of the state department?

Secretary of State 

(BONUS: State dpt. is in charge of handling foreign affairs)

300

Setting naturalization laws for immigrants from another country.

Domestic

400

Raising import and export taxes on American made goods.

Foreign (import/export = trading goods with other countries)

500

What are the roles of the President and Congress in Foreign policy (name 3 each)

President: 

1) negotiates treaties

2) appoints ambassadors and secretary of state

3) Commander-in-chief

4) Chief Diplomat

Congress:

1) Ratifies treaties

2) Confirms ambassadors & Secretary of State

3) Provides federal funding to conduct foreign policy

4) Declares war

International Organizations

100

Which International Organization promotes world peace as well as friendship and cooperation among nations

Unite Nations

200

Which International Organization was formed at the heigh of the Cold War?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

300

Which International Organization would most likely receive criticism that Canadian manufacturers are taking jobs away from American workers? 

NAFTA - Trading with foreign countries takes away demand from american products within the United states

400

Name four international organizations that the United States is a member of

United Nations, North American Free Trade Agreement, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, World Trade Organizations, Red Cross/Red Crescent.

500

Describe two international organizations, state their aims, and provide at least one example of the work they do.

Answers will vary (Refer to Study guide)

International Conflicts

100

Name a reason why the U.S. has been involved in international conflicts and name one method that the U.S. has used.

[BONUS 100: name one reason & method]

Reasons: Spread Democracy, Domestic Security, Promote peace, Prevent Global Conflicts

Methods: Military intervention, Diplomacy, Economic Sanctions, Humanitarian Efforts, Peacekeeping efforts

200

What do the Korean War & Vietnam War have in common?

Reason for involvement: containment (stopping the spread of communism)

300

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt declare that December 7th, 1941 would be a day that lived in infamy?

Pearl Harbor - Reason for U.S. involvement in WWII

400

Describe the cold war and why the U.S.did not directly go to war with the Soviet Union

The Cold War was a period of heightened conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1945-1989. After WWII, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were the two most powerful nations in the world as Europe had to rebuild from the devastation of WWII. Each country competed for influence over developing nations after the war period and also influence their ideas and values regarding government. During this period, the U.S. and the Soviet Union never went to war but the did stockpile and build hundreds of thousands of nuclear weapons and aided international conflicts around the world with foreign aid such as weapons, troops, and investment. The U.S. became involved in several international conflicts to prevent the influence of the Soviet Union and Communism from spreading throughout the world (i.e., Containment; a US policy of stopping the spread of communism). International conflicts during the Cold War include: The Korean War, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and The Vietnam War.

500

Describe a conflict, reason for involvement, and method of involvement for each of these categories:

1. Global Conflicts (1900-1945)

2. Cold War (1945-1975)

3. Middle Eastern Conflicts (1979-Present)

Global Conflicts:

^{WWI - Reason: domestic security (attacked by Germans); Method: Military intervention}

^{WWII - Reason: domestic security (attacked by Japanese); Method: military intervention}

Cold War: 

^{Korean War - Reason: Spread Democracy/Containment ; Method: Military intervention}

^{Bay of Pigs - Reason: domestic security; Method: Military intervention}

^{Cuban Missile Crisis - Reason: domestic security; Method: diplomacy}

^{Vietnam War - Reason: Spread Democracy/Containment ; Method: Military intervention}

Middle Eastern Conflicts:

^{Iran Hostage Crisis - Reason: domestic security; Method: Military intervention/Diplomacy/Economic Sanctions}

^{Gulf War I & II - Reason: Promote international peace & prevent global conflict/domestic security; Method: Military intervention}