SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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Part 1: Theories of U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
1 | Hypotheses, Laws, Theories and Case Studies | |
2 | Theories of American Foreign Policy | Exercise 1 (1-page) due |
Part 2: American Grand Strategies | ||
3 | Contending Grand Strategies Past and Present | |
4 | The War on Terror Other National Security Policy Issues |
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5 | Other Policy Issues and Debates | Exercise 2 (1-page) due |
Part 3: Case Histories: American Wars, Crises and Interventions | ||
6 | The Filipino-Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II | |
7 | Historical Methods | |
8 | The Outbreak of the Pacific War, 1941 | |
9 | The Cold War, Korea, and the 1950s | |
10 | The Indochina War, 1945-1975 The Iraq War of 1991 |
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11 | Other U.S. Third World Interventions | Paper 1 due |
Part 4: Conclusion | ||
12 | Current Crises The Future of American Foreign Policy |
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13 | Paper 2 due |