American History

RUNNING HEAD: POLICEMEN OF THE WORLD 1

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POLICEMEN OF THE WORLD

Assignment 2.1: Policemen of the World Thesis and Outline

Kenton Morris

Strayer University Professor Shields

8/18/17

Thesis

The United States as a world superpower has an obligation and responsibility to defend those who cannot defend themselves. The peace and security of the United States and nations around the world is paramount to the democracy and civility of all who cannot defend themselves.

Outline

I. Determine two to three (2-3) international events from the past 20 years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War.

A. U.S. involvement in the Ukraine-Russia crisis, sanctions on Russia and covertly supporting using mercenaries.

B. The Iraq War and its Weapons of Mass Destruction (Operation Iraqi Freedom).

C. The war in Afghanistan (Goedeken p112)

II. List three aspects of U.S. history

A. George Bush after Sept 11 concentrated his efforts on containing the War on Terror, he gave a speech before the joint session of congress stating that the United States will starve terrorists of their funding and that he will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. (George Bush 2001)

B. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Alliance came together on April 4th, 1949 to resist communist aggression and subversion. It was formed by twelve nations. Article 5 of the treaty states that an attack on one is an attack on all. (Luke Coffey 2016)

C. The invasion of 75,000 soldiers from North Korea in June of 1950 was looked upon as a first step in a communist campaign to take over the world. This was the first military action of the cold war and the United States entered on the behalf of South Korea in order to hold the 38th parallel and stop further invasion to the south. (History.com 2009)

III. List three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role.

A. Grenada: Quell a civil uprising that was occurring (Margaret Thatcher 1983) U.N. called it a “Fragrant Violation of International Law”.

B. Dominican Republic: Forestall the potential of a communist invasion (Lyndon B Johnson 1961).

C. Korea: North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel (1950-1953).

D. Somalia: Operation Just Hope to facilitate humanitarian assistance (Clinton 1993).

E. Panama: Cuban Missile crisis of 1962 that involved a Naval Blockade. IV. List three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously in Roman numeral I. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.).

A. U.S. Invasion into Iraq in 2003

1. EXCOMM was created from key advisers by President John F. Kennedy.

2. War in Afghanistan starts because of the September 11 terrorist’s attacks. 3. U.S. secretly pledges with Soviet Union to withdraw missiles from Turkey.

4. War in Iraq after World Trade Centers were destroyed. (March 2003).

5. Millions of Iraqis cast ballots in nations first free election (January 2005).

B. U.S. Involvement in Ukraine crisis

1. U.S. troops ends military mission in Iraq (December 2011).

2. U.S. and EU impose sanctions on Russia (July 2014).

3. Sanctions causes Russia to go into recession (Wall Street 2014)

4. Russia amasses forces on the border of Ukraine (Washington Post 2014)

5. The U.S. facilitates regime change in Ukraine (Berezhnaya Ana 2015) V. Conclusion

In conclusion, The United States has taken an active role in world affairs to include joining the United Nations and forming military alliances like NATO. Before WWII the U.S. didn’t take part in world affairs, however, America’s military is powerful and its policies have been shaped to become the world’s policemen.

References

Tuttle, W.M., & Ubriaco, R.J. (2017). Cuban Missile Crisis. Salem Press Encyclopedia

Goedeken, E. (2017). Our Latest Longest War: Losing Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan. Library Journal, 142(1), 112.

Auerbach, Michael P., MA 2016 “War in Afghanistan.” Salem Press Encyclopedia Research Starters, EBSCO host (accessed August 20, 2017).