| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Theories and Strategies | ||
| 1 | Introduction | American Foreign Policy: Introduction (PDF) |
| 2 | Overview of American Foreign Policy Since 1914 | No notes |
| 3-5 | Theories of American Foreign Policy |
Theories of International Politics (PDF) The "Spiral Model" vs. the "Deterrence Model" (PDF) |
| 6-8 | American Interests and Grand Strategies | US Interests and Grand Strategies (PDF) |
| II. America's Major Wars: World War I, World War II, Cold War, & Korea | ||
| 9-11 | World War I and World War II |
The United States and World War II (PDF) The United States and World War I (PDF) |
| 12-13 | Cold War Origins and Conduct; the Korean War | Cold War Origins and US Intervention in the Korean War (PDF) |
| III. Interlude: U.S. National Security Policy; The Terror War; U.S. Foreign Economic Policy | ||
| 14 | American National Security Policy, 1945-present | No notes |
| 15-16 | The U.S. War on Terror |
U.S. National Security Policy, 1945-Present (PDF) The War on Terror, 2001-Present (PDF) |
| 17 | American Foreign Economic Policy, 1945-present | U.S. Foreign Economic Policy (PDF) |
| IV. Cold War Crises: Berlin, Taiwan Straits, And Cuba 1962 | ||
| 18-19 | The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis; other Cold War Crises | The Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct 16-28, 1962 (PDF) |
| V. American Interventions In The Third World | ||
| 20-21 | The Indochina War, 1950-1975 | The Vietnam War, 1945-1975 (PDF) |
| 22-23 | Other American Interventions and Non-Interventions | American Interventions in the Third World: An Overview (PDF) |
| VI. The Road Ahead: Current Crises And Future Policies | ||
| 24-25 | Current issues and crises; assessment of Bush and Obama administration's foreign policies; the future of American foreign policy | Predicting the Future and Prescribing for the Future (PDF) |
| 26 | Final Exam | Final Exam Study Questions (PDF) |
