Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
Identify two to three (2-3) international events from the past five years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War.
Discuss three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US's rise as a world super power policeman.
Identify three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role.
Determine three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined
previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.) Use at least three (3) quality references.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze the rise of the United States to a world "superpower" and how that status has shaped its internal developments in recent decades.
- Recognize the major turning points in American history since the Civil War.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary U.S. history.