| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| America's Major Wars: World War I, World War II, Cold War, and 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 |
| 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 |
| 17-18 | American Foreign Economic Policy, 1945-1999 | First paper due in class (8 pages) |
| Cold War Crises: Berlin, Taiwan Straits, and Cuba 1962 | ||
| 19-20 | The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Other Cold War Crises | Quiz in class |
| American Interventions in the Third World | ||
| 21-22 | The Indochina War, 1950-1975 | Outlines/rough drafts of second paper due in class |
| 23-24 | Other American Interventions: Those of 1900-1934, 1945-1993 | Second paper due in class (8 pages) |
| The Road Ahead: Current Crises and Future Policies | ||
| 25-26 | The Cold War's Demise Current Crises The Future of American Foreign Policy | |