SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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I. Theories and Strategies | ||
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Overview of American Foreign Policy Since 1914 | |
3-5 | Theories of American Foreign Policy | |
6-8 | American Interests and Grand Strategies | First response paper due in sections (2 pages) |
II. America's Major Wars: World War I, World War II, Cold War, & Korea | ||
9-11 | World War I and World War II | Quiz in class |
12-13 | Cold War Origins and Conduct; the Korean War |
Second response paper due in sections (2 pages) Paper topics handed out |
III. Interlude: U.S. National Security Policy; The Terror War; U.S. Foreign Economic Policy | ||
14 | American National Security Policy, 1945-present | |
15-16 | The U.S. War on Terror | Outlines/rough drafts of first paper due in class |
17 | American Foreign Economic Policy, 1945-present | First paper due in class (8 pages) |
IV. Cold War Crises: Berlin, Taiwan Straits, And Cuba 1962 | ||
18-19 | The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis; other Cold War Crises | Quiz in class |
V. American Interventions In The Third World | ||
20-21 | The Indochina War, 1950-1975 | Outlines/rough drafts of second paper due in class |
22-23 | Other American Interventions and Non-Interventions | Second paper due in class (8 pages) |
VI. The Road Ahead: Current Crises And Future Policies | ||
24-25 | Current issues and crises; assessment of Bush and Obama administration's foreign policies; the future of American foreign policy | |
26 | Final Exam |