GOV23_PPT_NA_T06_L04 PDF: The Executive Branch at Work

The Executive Branch at Work Lesson 4 Foreign Policy Overview Photo credit: US Army Photo/Alamy Stock Photo Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to...

The Executive Branch at Work Lesson 4 Foreign Policy Overview Photo credit: US Army Photo/Alamy Stock Photo Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  The Executive Branch at Work Lesson 4 Foreign Policy Overview Learning Objectives Explain the major responsibilities of the Federal Government for foreign policy. Summarize U.S. foreign policy during the first 150 years of its history, including its adherence to isolationism. Show how World War II finally ended America’s traditional policy of isolationism, giving way to internationalism and the principles of collective security and deterrence. Analyze how today’s U.S. foreign policy affects selected places and regions, as well as the significance to the United States of the location and key natural resources of selected global places or regions. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  The Executive Branch at Work Lesson 4 Foreign Policy Overview Key Terms foreign policy domestic affairs foreign affairs isolationism collective security deterrence cold war containment détente Isthmus of Panama Pearl Harbor Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  What Is Foreign Policy? In The Federalist No. 72, Alexander Hamilton noted that the “actual conduct” of America’s foreign affairs would be in the hands of “the assistants or deputies of the chief magistrate,” the President. Today, most of the President’s “assistants or deputies” in the field of foreign affairs are located within the Department of State. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  What Is Foreign Policy? French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette inspects his troops during the American Revolutionary War. A wartime alliance with France was one of the earliest U.S. foreign policy initiatives. Photo credit: Ogden, Henry Alexander/The Bridgeman Art Library Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Beginnings Through World War I The basic purpose of American foreign policy has always been to protect the security and well-being of the United States—and so it is today. It would be impossible to present a full-blown, detailed history of America’s foreign relations in this course. But we can review its major themes and highlights here. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Beginnings Through World War I The Monroe Doctrine Expanding Influence Latin America in the 1900s The United States and China World War I Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Beginnings Through World War I Like these residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the 1850s, most Americans of that time were focused on business and industry in their growing cities rather than on affairs overseas. Photo credit: North Wind Picture Archives /Alamy Stock Photo Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  World War II to the End of the Cold War Some of the seeds of World War II were planted with the growth of a political ideology known as fascism. Fascism arose in southern and central Europe between 1919 and 1945. Leaders such as Benito Mussolini of Italy and Adolf Hitler of Germany advocated this philosophy, which elevated the nation over the individual, an approach also known as hyper-nationalism or extreme nationalism. Fascists sought strength through military might, opposed democratic ideals, believed in traditional gender roles, and advocated rule by a dictator or small group of elites. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  World War II to the End of the Cold War World War II Collective Security Deterrence The Cold War The Truman Doctrine Conflict in Korea The Vietnam War Nicaragua Détente: Successes and Failures The Cold War Ends Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  World War II to the End of the Cold War The attack on Pearl Harbor, which President Roosevelt called “unprovoked and dastardly,” left 2,403 Americans dead and the U.S. fleet decimated. It also led to a U.S. declaration of war. Photo credit: The Life Picture Collection/Getty Images Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  World War II to the End of the Cold War Competition between the two superpowers became a source of political tension; nations allied themselves with one or the other. Analyze Maps What do most of these locations have in common? Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  World War II to the End of the Cold War The United States committed to full-scale war in Vietnam in 1965 and began to end that involvement in 1969. Analyze Charts According to the bar graph, how many total troops served in the wars shown? Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Challenges The coming of World War II finally convinced the American people that neither they nor anyone else can live in isolation—that, in many ways, the world of today is indeed “one world.” The well-being of everyone in this country—in fact, the very survival of the United States—is affected by much that happens elsewhere on the globe. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Challenges The Middle East Afghanistan and Iraq Russia International Terrorism Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Challenges The presence of U.S.-owned businesses in the Yuyuan Temple Bazaar, in Shanghai, China, is evidence of America’s ever-growing presence in the global economy. Photo credit: Keren Su/China Span/Alamy Stock Photo Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Challenges This map shows the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010–2013. Analyze Maps What can you conclude about the threat to nations such as Israel and Turkey? Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Quiz: What Is Foreign Policy? Which of the following is an example of American foreign policy in action? A. The President issues a condemnation of human rights abuses in North Korea. B. Congress passes a law regulating emissions from factories and automobiles. C. The President travels to Texas to speak on behalf of a candidate for Congress. D. Congress proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Quiz: Beginnings Through World War I What was the main goal of the Open Door policy in China? A. to expand and protect U.S. trade with China B. to promote and establish democracy in China C. to promote the involvement of European nations in China D. to maintain good diplomatic relations with Japan and China Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Quiz: World War II to the End of the Cold War Which of the following could BEST be used as an argument AGAINST the policy of containment? A. the Korean War B. the Berlin blockade C. the Vietnam War D. the Cuban missile crisis Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Savvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format.  Quiz: Post-Cold War Foreign Policy Challenges How has the overall direction of American foreign policy changed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries? A. The United States has pulled back into a more isolationist position. B. The United States is relying more on international cooperation. C. The United States is reverting to the policy of containment. D. The United States focuses on only certain areas of the world. Copyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 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