| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Theories of U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
| 1 | Hypotheses, Laws, Theories and Case Studies | |
| 2 | Theories of American Foreign Policy | Exercise 1 (1-page) due |
| Part 2: American Grand Strategies | ||
| 3 | Contending Grand Strategies Past and Present | |
| 4 | The War on Terror Other National Security Policy Issues |
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| 5 | Other Policy Issues and Debates | Exercise 2 (1-page) due |
| Part 3: Case Histories: American Wars, Crises and Interventions | ||
| 6 | The Filipino-Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II | |
| 7 | Historical Methods | |
| 8 | The Outbreak of the Pacific War, 1941 | |
| 9 | The Cold War, Korea, and the 1950s | |
| 10 | The Indochina War, 1945-1975 The Iraq War of 1991 |
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| 11 | Other U.S. Third World Interventions | Paper 1 due |
| Part 4: Conclusion | ||
| 12 | Current Crises The Future of American Foreign Policy |
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| 13 | Paper 2 due | |
