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MR. HARRIS PRESENTS…
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOREIGN POLICY PROJECT:
WHAT IS FOREIGN POLICY?
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY?
Foreign policy is the conduct of one nation towards other nations. The main objective of American foreign policy has always been to promote our national interests.
What are those goals?
National Security:One major goal is to protect our country from attack. Americans achieve this through military preparedness, responding to aggression, allying with friendly nations, and participating in international organizations.
Protection of U.S. citizens, investments, and trade:Our government acts to protect American citizens and investments overseas. It also adopts policies that promote our economy.
Promotion of Democracy:The U.S. activity seeks to spread its political system- democracy-to others.
Promotion of Human Rights and International Peace:The U.S. supports morality in both national and international affairs.
Who makes Foreign Policy?Our Constitution gives control of foreign policy to the federal government. To prevent any one branch of the federal government from becoming too strong, the Constitution divided control of foreign policy between the President and Congress. The Constitution forces them to work together.
The United States has expanded since inception. Using Manifest Destiny as a rallying cry the United States expanded from sea to shinning sea. The problem was what happened when we conquered the continent? As we already knew, Industrialization brought about a new need for raw materials and new markets. This forced the United States to start to re-think its foreign policy. It was one thing to expand the length of the continent, but outside? This forced the United States to rethink its foreign policy and the ramifications of expansion outside the continental United States.
George Washington’s Farewell Address advised the U.S. to stay out of foreign affairs, while the Monroe Doctrine tried to keep European powers out of out hemisphere while we as a nation were maturing. By the 1890s, we seemed to embrace looking outward. Due to various reasons that we will soon delve into, we bought Alaska, annexed Hawaii, opened Japan, and helped the rebels of Cuba.
The question that historians tend to ask is always “why.” Each action has a reaction. The purpose of this activity is to examine the brief history behind each action and the subsequent reaction. We will also examine how our foreign policy dictated some of these moves, and the ramifications.
The media was also starting to become more aware of what was happening at those particular times. What was the Medias take, and what was the influence that it had on the American people.
The purpose of this activity is to make you think!
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
ALASKA
HAWAII
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
CHINA
JAPAN
LATIN AMERICA
WORLD WAR ONE
WORLD WAR TWO
VIETNAM
YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HOW THE AREA WAS IMPACTED BY OUR FOUR GOALS: YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY WHILE COMPLETING THESE.
NATIONAL SECURITY
PROTECTION OF U.S. CITIZENS, INVESTMENTS, AND TRADE
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE
THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PAGE FOR EACH GOAL (THINK ESSAY!) WITH SPECIFIC HISTORIC EVENTS ON THE BLOG.
It is advisable to come up with essentially questions to help guide you. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WITH CITATIONS!!!
ALL PROJECTS MUST HAVE:
OVERALL GENERAL HISTORY PAGE/BLOG-
PRESIDENT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD
EVENTS GOING ON DURING THE TOPIC
RELATED SUPREME COURT CASES.
MEDIA’S TAKE
NATIONAL SECURITY SLIDE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROTECTION OF U.S. CITIZENS, INVESTMENTS, AND TRADE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
WORD’S OF WISDOM:
USE MICROSOFT WORD AND CREATE AN ESSAY FOR EACH PART. CREATE A THESIS FOR EACH QUESTION, OR AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION THAT WILL GUIDE YOU. ONCE YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE SECTION DONE, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO HAVE MR. HARRIS LOOK IT OVER. ONCE IT HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER, POST IT UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE BLOG.
Recommended Websites:
http://www.google.com/Top/Reference/Encyclopedias/
www.encarta.com
http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html
Grade:
This project is a major project for the THIRD quarter. You must come prepared daily. Parts of the Project are due on certain days, with the finished work due on: If you hinder your group, your grade, not your group’s grade, will suffer.
You and your partners will have to answer all parts of the project and then create three items for presentation, all based on your topic.
For each item, you must answer certain questions.
Each Student Worksheet must be initialed by Mr. Harris to get full credit, so you must keep him informed of the ideas that you are considering.
No project will be accepted with “surprises.”
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOREIGN POLICY PROJECT:
WHAT IS FOREIGN POLICY?
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY?
Foreign policy is the conduct of one nation towards other nations. The main objective of American foreign policy has always been to promote our national interests.
What are those goals?
National Security:One major goal is to protect our country from attack. Americans achieve this through military preparedness, responding to aggression, allying with friendly nations, and participating in international organizations.
Protection of U.S. citizens, investments, and trade:Our government acts to protect American citizens and investments overseas. It also adopts policies that promote our economy.
Promotion of Democracy:The U.S. activity seeks to spread its political system- democracy-to others.
Promotion of Human Rights and International Peace:The U.S. supports morality in both national and international affairs.
Who makes Foreign Policy?Our Constitution gives control of foreign policy to the federal government. To prevent any one branch of the federal government from becoming too strong, the Constitution divided control of foreign policy between the President and Congress. The Constitution forces them to work together.
The United States has expanded since inception. Using Manifest Destiny as a rallying cry the United States expanded from sea to shinning sea. The problem was what happened when we conquered the continent? As we already knew, Industrialization brought about a new need for raw materials and new markets. This forced the United States to start to re-think its foreign policy. It was one thing to expand the length of the continent, but outside? This forced the United States to rethink its foreign policy and the ramifications of expansion outside the continental United States.
George Washington’s Farewell Address advised the U.S. to stay out of foreign affairs, while the Monroe Doctrine tried to keep European powers out of out hemisphere while we as a nation were maturing. By the 1890s, we seemed to embrace looking outward. Due to various reasons that we will soon delve into, we bought Alaska, annexed Hawaii, opened Japan, and helped the rebels of Cuba.
The question that historians tend to ask is always “why.” Each action has a reaction. The purpose of this activity is to examine the brief history behind each action and the subsequent reaction. We will also examine how our foreign policy dictated some of these moves, and the ramifications.
The media was also starting to become more aware of what was happening at those particular times. What was the Medias take, and what was the influence that it had on the American people.
The purpose of this activity is to make you think!
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
ALASKA
HAWAII
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
CHINA
JAPAN
LATIN AMERICA
WORLD WAR ONE
WORLD WAR TWO
VIETNAM
YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:
EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HOW THE AREA WAS IMPACTED BY OUR FOUR GOALS: YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY WHILE COMPLETING THESE.
NATIONAL SECURITY
PROTECTION OF U.S. CITIZENS, INVESTMENTS, AND TRADE
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY
PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE
THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE PAGE FOR EACH GOAL (THINK ESSAY!) WITH SPECIFIC HISTORIC EVENTS ON THE BLOG.
It is advisable to come up with essentially questions to help guide you. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WITH CITATIONS!!!
ALL PROJECTS MUST HAVE:
OVERALL GENERAL HISTORY PAGE/BLOG-
PRESIDENT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD
EVENTS GOING ON DURING THE TOPIC
RELATED SUPREME COURT CASES.
MEDIA’S TAKE
NATIONAL SECURITY SLIDE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROTECTION OF U.S. CITIZENS, INVESTMENTS, AND TRADE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
· WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY
· USE OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM TIME PERIOD
WORD’S OF WISDOM:
USE MICROSOFT WORD AND CREATE AN ESSAY FOR EACH PART. CREATE A THESIS FOR EACH QUESTION, OR AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION THAT WILL GUIDE YOU. ONCE YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE SECTION DONE, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO HAVE MR. HARRIS LOOK IT OVER. ONCE IT HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER, POST IT UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE BLOG.
Recommended Websites:
http://www.google.com/Top/Reference/Encyclopedias/
www.encarta.com
http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html
Grade:
This project is a major project for the THIRD quarter. You must come prepared daily. Parts of the Project are due on certain days, with the finished work due on: If you hinder your group, your grade, not your group’s grade, will suffer.
You and your partners will have to answer all parts of the project and then create three items for presentation, all based on your topic.
For each item, you must answer certain questions.
Each Student Worksheet must be initialed by Mr. Harris to get full credit, so you must keep him informed of the ideas that you are considering.
No project will be accepted with “surprises.”
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