2. Subject and Grade Level This unit continues to cover subjects in the class of U.S. Government. This is a senior, grade 12 level class. This unit will expose seniors to the world of diplomacy and foreign policy and the role the United States plays and has played in world events.
3. Essential Question What is the foreign policy of the United States and how has it been used in the past and present?
4. Unit Questions Discuss the changing role of foreign policy of the United States. What are some of the negative/positive results of U.S. foreign policy? Who are some of the traditional foreign policy allies of the U.S. and potential areas of current & future intervention?
5. Alabama Course of Study AL SS 13. Explain the foreign policy of the United States and national security interests as they pertain to the role of the United States in the world community.
6. Learning Objectives Compare/contrast the original foreign policy of the United States with our foreign policy of the mid-20th century to the present. (analysis) Identify some of the positive outcomes in our foreign policy history. (comprehension) Identify some of the negative outcomes of our foreign policy. (comprehension) Explain U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. (comprehension) Explain why you think the policy of Detente` was either successful or unsuccessful. (analysis) Explain our foreign policy and the War on Terror and its changing nature under President G.W. Bush and President Barack Obama. (analysis) Explain the role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy. (knowledge) Discuss where the future potential sites of intervention in the world. (evaluation)
