U.S. Government Foreign Policy Actions

Project Steps

  1. Research / Fact Gathering Mission
  2. Use web based resources to gather information that will be organized into notes in your graphic organizers.
  3. PowerPoint Presentation
  4. Groups will create a brief PowerPoint Presentation that will be presented in a Student PowerPoint Gallery Walk.
  5. Thematic Essay: U.S. Foreign Policy Actions
  6. Groups will collaborate to write the Regents Thematic Essay on Foreign Policy Action which will be posted on the class blog.
  7. Peer Grading
  8. Student groups will grade each other’s essay using the Regents Thematic Essay Scoring Rubric
  9. Student groups will grade sample essays from New York State Regents website using the Regents Thematic Essay Scoring Rubric
  10. Thematic Essay In-Class Exam (Regents Testing Conditions)
  11. Students will write the Regents Thematic Essay on U.S. Foreign Policy actions as individuals and without the assistance of partners, computers, cell phones, notes, or any other kind of resources that would not be permitted during an actual Regents Exam.

Topics

  • Woodrow Wilson creates his Fourteen Points and negotiates the Treaty of Versailles
  • United States Enters World War II
  • United States uses Atomic Bomb to end war against Japan
  • United States establishes the Marshall Plan
  • United States intervenes in the Korean War
  • United States establishes a blockade of Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis)
  • United States intervenes in the Vietnam War

Name______U.S. History & Gov

U.S. Government Foreign Policy Actions Project
Step 1: Research/Fact Gathering Mission

Directions: Hold the “ctrl” button and click each link highlighted in blue to access the web links below. Use the web resources to take concise, bulleted notes in your graphic organizer. ***Each student in the group is responsible for filling out their own graphic organizer. ***These graphic organizers will be used for steps 2 and 3 on the U.S. Foreign Policy Actions Project.

U.S. Foreign Policy Action______

Who
-Important individuals, leaders, nations, groups, etc
-How did these individuals influence the situation?
-What role did the President have in this foreign policy issue?
What
-a description of what happened
When
-year or years
Where
Why
-What caused the event to occur? Why did the U.S. pursue this policy?
Impact
-What was the outcome of the foreign policy action taken by the U.S. Government?
Essential Vocabulary
-a list of key terms / essential vocabulary related to the event.
**Noteamount of terms will vary depending on the subject and the teacher will provide the groups with a list of vocab terms if the student group does not gather enough).

Analysis: (Use complete sentences for this portion of the assignment).

-How was the U.S. Government looking to protect its own interests in this situation?

-Were the actions taken by the U.S. Government justifiable in your opinion? Why or why not?

Website Links

Woodrow Wilson creates his Fourteen Points and negotiates the Treaty of Versailles

United States Enters World War II

United States uses Atomic Bomb to end war against Japan

United States establishes the Marshall Plan

United States intervenes in the Korean War

United States establishes a blockade of Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis)

United States intervenes in the Vietnam War