By the end of the term it is expected that the student can formulate some intelligent answer to these questions and provide evidence to support the reply. Walter LaFeber, The American Age- US Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad. Thomas G. Paterson and Dennis Merrill, ed., Major Problems in American Foreign Relations . Documents and Essays. Reading assignments and a course outline are on the following pages.
Students are responsible for the content of all the above books.
Class discussion will depend on this material as well as on current events as they unfold. The student is expected to be familiar with the political geography of the world and America s changing geopolitical role in it. The student is also expected to be familiar with biographies of important and influential political players in the area of American foreign relations. The student is expected to be familiar with America s role in 200 years of foreign affairs. All exam questions will require essay answers and will include lecture and reading material.