Foreign Policy

Place in a foreign country where a diplomat lives and works.   

• Ambassador
• Embassy
• Foreign Aid

More than 100 U.S. citizens died when the Germans sunk a passenger ship called the Lusitania in 1915, but President Wilson did not want to enter World War I. He convinced Germany to agree to stop the attacks.

• Treaty

• Military

• Foreign Aid

Expansionism is...

• wanting to expand into new territories.

• wanting to expand our social programs.

• wanting to takeover other smaller, weaker nations.

• wanting to expand our allies with other nations.

Which department of the cabinet is in charge of representing the US internationally and foreign relations?

• Department of Justice

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of State

The majority of the United States' foreign policy lies in the hands of the ___

• Vice President

• CIA

• FBI

• President

In 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s “Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene” program in West Africa helped over 28,000 people get access to a better source for drinking water.

• Treaty

• Military

• Foreign Aid

In January 2010, a terrible earthquake devastated Haiti. The United States sent food, water, and medical care to help those affected.

• Treaty

• Military

• Foreign Aid

What is Diplomacy?

• A country’s strategy to achieve its goals around the world.

• The act of working with other nations through discussion and negotiation.

Which example best describes an Isolationist country?

• This country does not go to international meetings and thinks that the important things are at home.

• This country participates in a lot of different organizations in order to have a better understanding of the world.

True or false: a goal of US foreign policy is to promote democracy everywhere.

• false

• true