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NTGAmericanForeignPolicy1972Chp.16.docxNTG: American Foreign Policy 1972 Chp.16
Comparing U.S. Foreign Policy
Compare and contrast U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Latin America during the late 20th – early 21st centuries.
U.S. Foreign Policy – LATIN AMERICA U.S. Foreign Policy – Middle East
In which region do you think U.S. foreign policy has been more successful? Explain.
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY SINCE 1972
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Gerald Ford |
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Jimmy Carter |
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Ronald Reagan |
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George H.W. Bush |
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Bill Clinton |
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George W. Bush |
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Barack Obama |
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Rank the presidents from LEAST successful to MOST successful in terms of foreign policy by labeling the spectrum below. Write to explain your reasoning.
LEAST SUCCESSFUL MOST SUCCESSFUL
Modern United States Foreign Policy
Directions: Match the major foreign policy issues and events
End of the Cold War, U.S. interventions: Panama, Somalia. First Gulf War: Kuwait
Textbook: Question(s)
Ronald Reagan
“Reagan Doctrine” – Grenada, Nicaragua, Afghanistan. Iran-Contra Affair, Strategic Defense Initiative, Talks with Gorbachev
Textbook: Question(s)
Bill Clinton
NAFTA, Bosnia & Kosovo: “ethnic cleansing”, Rwanda: genocide, Haiti: democratic government restored
Textbook: Question(s)
George W. Bush
September 11, 2011: al-Qaeda attacks, “War on Terror”, Taliban, Iraq War
Textbook: Question(s)
FOREIGN POLICY
Barack Obama
Withdrawal from Iraq, killing of Osama bin Laden, “Arab Spring”
Textbook: Question(s)
Jimmy Carter
Panama Canal Treaty, Camp David Accords, Iran Hostage Crisis
Textbook: Question(s)
