Foreign Policy

This term refers to the nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations.

• Domestic policy

• Foreign policy

This is the nation's plan for making laws and policies that affect people in the United States.

• Domestic Policy

• Foreign Policy

A union between nations for assistance and protection is a(n) ______________.

• Alliance

• Treaty

• Diplomacy

An agreement or arrangement between two or more countries is a(n) _____________.

• Alliance

• Treaty

• Diplomacy

Click on ALL the answers that describe examples of domestic policy in the United States.

• Lowering taxes to try and improve the economy

• Passing laws to make healthcare more affordable

• Sending the U.S. President to China to work out a trade deal

• Requiring students to pass a test for high school graduation

• Going to war with a neighboring nation

Which of the following are main goals of U.S. foreign policy? (Click all that apply)

• Promote democracy

• Protect our borders

• Improve healthcare

• Make the world less safe

• Strengthening global trade

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.

• Military

• Treaty

• Foreign Aid

In 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed an agreement forming an alliance. They hoped to keep the U.S. out of World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress for aid to help Great Britain fight these powers.

• Military

• Treaty

• Foreign Aid

In order to defeat Germany in World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt worked with Great Britain to plan a major invasion of western Europe. In 1943, he appointed General Dwight Eisenhower to lead the attack.

• Military

• Treaty

• Foreign Aid

In 1949, after World War II, the United States and other democratic western countries formed NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It said that if any country was attacked by an outside nation, they would help defend each other.

• Military

• Treaty

• Foreign Aid