| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Theories and Strategies | ||
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Overview of American Foreign Policy Since 1914 | |
| 3-5 | Theories of American Foreign Policy | |
| 6-8 | American Interests and Grand Strategies | First response paper due in sections (2 pages) |
| II. America's Major Wars: World War I, World War II, Cold War, & Korea | ||
| 9-11 | World War I and World War II | Quiz in class |
| 12-13 | Cold War Origins and Conduct; the Korean War |
Second response paper due in sections (2 pages) Paper topics handed out |
| III. Interlude: U.S. National Security Policy; The Terror War; U.S. Foreign Economic Policy | ||
| 14 | American National Security Policy, 1945-present | |
| 15-16 | The U.S. War on Terror | Outlines/rough drafts of first paper due in class |
| 17 | American Foreign Economic Policy, 1945-present | First paper due in class (8 pages) |
| IV. Cold War Crises: Berlin, Taiwan Straits, And Cuba 1962 | ||
| 18-19 | The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis; other Cold War Crises | Quiz in class |
| V. American Interventions In The Third World | ||
| 20-21 | The Indochina War, 1950-1975 | Outlines/rough drafts of second paper due in class |
| 22-23 | Other American Interventions and Non-Interventions | Second paper due in class (8 pages) |
| VI. The Road Ahead: Current Crises And Future Policies | ||
| 24-25 | Current issues and crises; assessment of Bush and Obama administration's foreign policies; the future of American foreign policy | |
| 26 | Final Exam | |
