May 05th, 2015

5/5/2015

Period 2

Part II THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION

Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion. Theme: Foreign Policy — National Interests

Throughout the history of the United States, the primary goal of its foreign policy has been to protect the nation’s interests. The United States has taken military and economic foreign policy actions to achieve that goal. These actions have resulted in varying degrees of success

Task:

Select two military and/or economic foreign policy actions taken by the United States to protect its national interests and for each

• Describe the historical circumstances that led to the action

• Discuss the extent to which this action was successful in protecting the national interests

You may use any military and/or economic foreign policy action taken by the United States to protect its national interests. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include fighting the Mexican-American War (1846–1848), declaring war on Spain (1898), implementing the Open Door Policy (1899), building the Panama Canal (1904–1914), Woodrow Wilson negotiating in the Treaty of Versailles, declaration of war against Japan, use of the atomic bomb against Japan, carrying out the Marshall Plan (1947–1952), confronting the Soviets during the Cuban missile crisis (1962), intervention in the Vietnam War (1964–1973), intervention in the Korean War.

You are not limited to these suggestions.

Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to:

• Develop all aspects of the task

• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details

• Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

In developing your answer to Part II, be sure to keep these general definitions in mind:

(a) describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it”

(b) discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and argument; to present in some detail”

11 Comments

briana &moet

5/4/2015 11:38:09 pm

in August 1945, during the final stage of the second world war the united states dropped the atomic bomb on the japans.The two bombs which killed at least 129,000 people.

Briana & Moet

5/6/2015 11:29:12 pm

In the nations history foreign plocies took a big part in different sections of the world.Foreign policies were created so that there wont be invasion violating the U.S or any other foreign country . One foreign policy action that the U.S has taken are the Atomic bomb that has dropped in WW. This Action led to many other conflicts Later on in the time period. ,

angel eduardo ous

5/6/2015 12:04:11 am

Throughout the centuries of the United States, the main goal of its foreign policy has been to protect the nation's interest. The United States has taken the strongest military and economic foreign policy. Two ways the U.S tried to protect the nation's interest was by the Mexican-American war along with The Fourteen Points and The Treaty of Versailles.

Briana & Moet (paragraph 2)

5/6/2015 11:36:46 pm

The Atomic bomb was dropped on japan to put a immediate end to WW2. Not to draw other countries, Such as the soviet union or china , into fighting against the U.S . As foreign relations grew it proved to the world that the U.S was the most powerful country at that time. This relates to several years later ,during the cold war. It pursued the soviet union to develop their own nuclear warfare.

Melissa Gomez, Calvin Campbell, Jordany Perez Lopez

5/6/2015 11:37:40 pm

Throughout history,the United Sates have established foreign policies n order to benefit the nation.This lead to dealing with other nations in

Melissa Gomez

5/7/2015 11:38:29 pm

Beta-Mr.Urrico Melissa Gomez, Jordany Perez, Calvin Campbell
U.S. History May,8,2015

Foreign Policies
Throughout history, the United Sates have established foreign policies in order to benefit the nation. This lead to dealing with other nations designed to achieve national objectives. The Marshall Plan is one historical foreign policy that has changed and benefited America , as well as The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Marshall Plan known as the European Recovery Program was an aid established by America to help Europe to get back on their feet after WWII. The Cuban Missile Crisis was confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union a conflict between the two that became one of the most intense periods of the cold war.

Manuel, Frankie, Albigail, Justin

5/10/2015 11:26:22 pm

Throughout the course of United States history the primary goal of the foreign policy was to protect the Nation's interest even if it means to take military and economic policy actions. One example is the actions of United States when entering World War II. Another example would be the Korean War.

Justin, and Jayson

5/12/2015 10:51:52 pm

Justin Torres, Jayson Yaport

Throughout the course of the history of the United States it has been seen that the U.S. has used foreign policy to protect its interest as a nation. They have taken military actions as well as using economic foreign policies to keep their interest. Some of these actions included the Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson and the creation of the Panama Canal.

The Panama Canal is an important foreign policy that kept the U.S. interest in South America. The U.S. helped Panama escape from Colombian rule in order to gain access to the creation of the Panama Canal. Theodore Roosevelt made plans with Panama to pay a certain fee for using the canal . The U.S. used the canal in order to create a passage to send their navy fleets from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This would help protect the U.S. during war because they can transfer ships and troops more quickly rather than before.

The Fourteen Points was also a foreign policy that was important to the U.S.. Woodrow Wilson Created plan known as the Fourteen “Points”.Speech given by Wilson after WW1.The points where to create peace among all the nations in a peaceful manner. Points entailed freedom of the sea.The Points included the creation of a “League of Nations”. It also stated that trade and economy restrictions should be removed for equal trade amongst all countries. Congress rejects the Fourteen points in order to maintain isolation.The U.S wanted to ignore the germans and any Allies from the outside and conflict from anybody.The U.S went back to the teaching of the founding fathers after WW1. The U.S also tightened up on foreign policy as well after the war to protect their own interest.

Due to war and its interest the U.S. used foreign policies in order to protect themselves as well as their interests. Action such as the creation of the panama canal and the creation of the fourteen points. These actions also lead to other actions like isolation as well as making the U.S. a major power.

Frankie, Justin, Manuel & Albigail

5/12/2015 11:15:45 pm

Frankie, Justin, Albigail, Manuel May 6, 2015
Mr. Urrico U.S History

Throughout the course of the United States history the primary goal of the foreign policy was to protect the Nation's interest even if it means to take military and economic policy actions. One example is the actions of United States when entering World War II. Another example would be the Korean War.

The Domino Theory caused the Korean War, china turned communist in 1949. On June 25, 1950 the Korean war began when some 75,000 soldiers from the north people’s army poured across the 38th parallel. The boundaries between the soviet backed democratic people to the western republic and Korea to the south. The Korean War happened to undermine Communism and protect the American way of life. Harry Truman believed that the soviet union was the most dangerous threat to the United States. The division of Korea had come at the end of World War II in August of 1945 of the Soviet Union invaded Korea.

World War II was an important foreign policy event for the United States. Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, France and Britain declared war on Germany after conquering Poland, Germany attacked France, which starts the war in Europe. On December 7, 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In response the U.S declared war on Japan while helping the Allied forces with Germany and Italy.

The U.S government wanted to prevent conflicts. Throughout the United States history the primary goal of the foreign policy was to protect the nation's interest even if it takes military and economic policy actions.

Tyler christian mathew

5/12/2015 11:24:35 pm

The foreign policies of a nation determine how they interact with other nations. Throughout the history of the United States, the primary goal of its foreign policy has been to protect the nation’s interests. The United States has taken military and economic foreign policy actions to achieve these goals. Two examples of important foreign policy actions are the use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan and U.S. intervention in the Korean War.

The Manhattan project was a research & development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War 2. At the time, President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade japan would result in horrific American casualties. He ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to speedy end. In 1945, The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki. During WW2, Japan was the common enemy to The Soviet Union & United States.

At the end of WW2, the Soviet Union & United States were no longer allies. The Cold War had begun & the United States was in competition with the Soviet Union. The US used the atomic bomb to demonstrate their power & frighten the Soviets. It was an example to show the Soviets that they would use the atomic bomb if they had to, just like in WW2. The Cold War lasted from 1947-1991, Mikhail Gorbachev obtained control of the Soviet Union & his rise to power took in an era of reconstructing & openness.

Edward, Thomas, Johnathan, Richard

5/12/2015 11:49:11 pm

Richard, Edward, Thomas, Jonathan
US History Essay

US HISTORY THEMATIC

The world has been forged through so much manipulation , and unpeaceful endings. Many events have been occurring to add such hatred all over the world, like the famous WWII and The Cold War. These two events have been very contributional , which caused the world to be what it is today; cruel. The Cold War helped the U.S. build a large military and a large economic power.

World War II occurred in 1939 and ended in 1945. This Global war involved many countries. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The
Allies consisted of Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, The Soviet Union (US), and China. Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland. Japan’s desires to build an East Asian empire had alarmed the U.S. since Japan’s invasion of China in 1931/ The U.S. did not want Japan to mess with their trade in China or let Japan take over China. Responding to Europe's fighting, the U.S. provided economic and military aid to help the allies achieve victory.The military capability of the U.S. became a deciding factor in WWII and world affairs ever since.

The Cold War helped build military power in America. Oil and nuclear companies in America gained a lot of economic profit which helped construct their army. 362 billions dollars was made to do this. Both The Cold War and WWII had several things in common. WWII and The Cold War made profit off selling weapons to their allies. which caused great help in America. This also created the Soviet-German Pact then led to unnecessary

The Cold War and WWII helped the U.S become a better military power. The Cold War helped the U.S become a military power and WWII helped the U.S gain alliances with other foreign nations.Many other wars help the united states become a better military power.The U.S became one most free country because of these wars.

May 05th, 2015

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