Chapter 24-25 The United States + The World. Goals of Foreign Policy

Chapter 24-25

The United States + The World

Goals of Foreign Policy

National Security

• Focuses mainly on the threat of war and keeping the nation safe from harm

Stop Terrorism

• The use of violence to intimidate or coerce societies or governments

• 9-11 Timeline

World Peace

• Having all countries working together to prevent war

Not this type of World Peace

Trade

• Trade creates markets for American goods and services, earning profits for US businesses

Human Rights and Democracy

• Have all countries respect human rights of freedom, justice, and equality

• Also the promotion of democratic governments

Tools of Foreign Policy

• Defense– Defend ourselves from aggression, or an attack or

threat of attack by another country

Alliances

• The US forms military, political, and economic alliances with other countries– Examples – NATO (North Atlantic Treaty

Organization), OAS (Organization of American States), OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)

– WWI Alliances

NATO Member Countries

Diplomacy

• The relations and communications carried out between countries

• Summit Meetings- a meeting at which the President talks about important issues with heads of other governments

Foreign Aid

• A program of giving military and economic aid to other countries

• US Foreign Aid

Trade Measures

• Quotas- how much of a foreign product can be sold in the US

• Tariff- a tax on foreign goods sold in the US• Sanctions- measures to stop or limit trade

with another nation in order to change its behavior

Intelligence

• Information about another country and what their government plans are (CIA)

Section 2- Making Foreign Policy

• President (Commander in Chief) – Sets defense policies, makes treaties, appoints

ambassadors, and executive agreements• Department of State– Advises the President on foreign policy, has over

16,000 officials working in other countries• Department of Defense– Advises the President on matters such as which

weapons to make and where to place military bases and troops

• National Security Council– Includes the President, Vice President, and the

Secretaries of State and Defense, and other advisors

Role of Congress in Foreign Policy

• Approve or reject treaties and declare war

Role of Private Groups

• Businesses that trade with other nations have a direct interest in US Foreign Policy– (Oil industry)

• Labor groups want to protect American workers – Limiting and taxing certain imports and pressure

government to have people buy more American Goods

• Political Groups• Individual Citizens

Section 3- Foreign Policy in Action

• Early Years the US practiced isolationism– Limits our relations with other countries as much

as possible• Neutrality- not taking sides in wars between

other countries

Monroe Doctrine

• December 1823- President James Monroe – When nations attempted to colonize any lands in

North or South America the US would view it as an act of aggression and require US retaliation (Told European Nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere)

World War I

• The US at first was neutral but eventually declared war against Germany and joined the Allies

WWII- The End of Isolationism

• After WWII the US was the richest and most powerful country in the world and should play a role in keeping world peace

The Cold War

• Soviet Union took control of several Eastern European Countries

• Containment- using military power and money to prevent the spread of communism– Began with economic aid but led to military aid– Examples (Cuban Missile Crisis, Korean War,

Vietnam War)

Cold War Cooperation

• During the 1970s there was a period of détente where tensions eased between the US and Soviet Union

• The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union in 1991 transitioned to a democracy and market economy

Eastern Europe

• The US helped Eastern European countries establish democratic and market economies– The Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary were all

invited to join NATO in 1999

Relations with China

• Trade with China has increased although their treatment of citizens has outraged Americans

• Tiananmen Square Massacre

Today’s Challenges

• Economic Challenges– Unbalanced US trade with Japan and China• They buy far less of our goods than we buy of theirs

• Middle Eastern Oil Nations– Foreign Policy in the Middle East will continue to

be impacted by Oil• Latin America– Most have weak democratic governments

Today’s challenges

• Eastern Europe– Standard of living is low, civil wars like those in

Bosnia and Serbia, and 3 former Soviet States still have nuclear weapons• Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus

• Africa– Contain some of the poorest nations in the world,

political instability, civil wars, and disease.