History

1. Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you state your thesis on the significance of the current role of U.S. military, as exemplified in the two (2) real-life international incidents that you have researched. Justify your response.

In the recent past, the U.S military has participated in several international peace intervention programs (Talentino, 2006). The U.S military has been at the forefront in fostering peace among countries experiencing conflicts; for example, the U.S military participated in peace attempts during the war in Afghanistan as well as the civil war in Syria.

2. Describe the two (2) international events involving the U.S. military from the past five (5) years you investigated that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. (Type this with bold letters).

Type your answer here as follows:

A. First international events (type 2-3 words outlines)

The first event was the participation of the U.S military in the First World War. After the civil war, it was decided by the Congress by the military was to participate in intervention peace process in any war that would occur in other countries (Fassin and Pandolfi, 2013).

B. Second international event (type 2-3 words outlines)

The U.S military participation in the Second World War can also be traced back to the foreign policy that was passed after the civil war. According to Blum and Scott (1995), the military was expected to protect its citizens during a time of war.

3. List three (3) aspects of U.S. history since 1865 that have led to the U.S rise as a superpower policeman. (Type this with bold letters).

A. The first aspect (type 2-3 words outline)

1. Organized military and surveillance

B. The second aspect (type 2-3 words outlines).

2. Availability of resources ranging from funds and weaponry

C. The third aspect (type 2-3 words outlines).

3. Alliance with other countries with advanced military and surveillance

4. List three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. (Type this with bold letters).

A. Type the first international incident (type 2-3 words outlines)

1. U.S Marines went to China to oversee the removal of Soviet and Japanese soldiers in 1947

B. Type the second international incident (type 2-3 words outlines).

2. U.S troops sent to Northern Italy border after Yugoslavia shot down a U.S plane in 1946

C. Type the third international incident (type 2-3 words outlines).

3. U. S participates in the Korean War by intervening for peace in 1953

D. Type the fourth international incident (type 2-3 words).

4. U.S sent troops to Cuba to protect its nationals during the Cuban revolution in 1959

E. Type the fifth international incident (type 2-3 words).

5. American Air Force strikes Kuwait to protect the Kurds against Iraqi army in 1996

4. List three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.) (Type this with bold letters).

A. Type the first driving force (type 2-3 word)

1. The effects of the Second World War

B. Type the second driving force (type 2-3 word).

2. The war between Yugoslavia and Italy

C. Type the third driving force (type 2-3 words).

3. The fall of the treaties between Korea and its enemy countries

D. Type the fourth driving force (type 2-3 words).

4. The war between Cuban rebels and the government forces

E. Type the fifth driving force (type 2-3 word).

5. The fall of treaties between the Iraqi army and the Kurdish fighters in early 1

References

Blum, W., & Scott, P.,(1995). Killing Hope: U.S Military and CIA Interventions since World War II.

New York: McGraw Press

Fassin, D.,& Pandolfi, M.,(2013). Contemporary States of Emergency: The Politics of military and Humanitarian Intervention.

New York: Brisbane Press

Talentino, K.,(2006). Military Intervention after the cold war.

Wavelanders: Princeton Hall