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.

In 1917, Germany re-started its submarine attacks against unarmed ships even though it had pledged to stop. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war, and the U.S. entered World War I. 

In 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed 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. 

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt asked the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war against Japan. Congress acted quickly, and the U.S. officially entered World War II. 

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. 

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. 

After World War II, the United States gave more than $13 billion to help rebuild countries and support their democratic governments. 

During the Cold War, the United States was determined to stop communism from spreading. When communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, President Truman sent U.S. troops to help stop the North Koreans. 

In 1968, the major countries of the world signed the “Nuclear Non-Proliferation [Agreement]” in order to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.

In 1990, Iraqi leader Sadam Hussein invaded and took over neighboring Kuwait. In January 1991, Congress authorized President George H. W. Bush to lead U.S. troops into Kuwait and force the Iraqi troops to leave. 

In 1993, the United States, Canada, and Mexico agreed to the North American Free Trade Agreement (called “NAFTA”), in order to make trade easier among the three countries. 

On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States. President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force against those responsible. U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda leaders were based. 

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

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.  

In the hopes of preventing future terrorist attacks, the U.S. signed in 2013 the United Nation's Arms Trade [Agreement] to limit the number of conventional weapons traded abroad.

What method did the US use to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Protecting the rights, freedoms, and property of the United States and its people 

What is foreign policy?

Which branch can declare war on a country?

Which branch can approve a treaty once it has been negotiated?

Formal agreement between countries

Stoppage of commerce and trade with another country. 

Doctrine that states a nation should tend to domestic affairs rather than international affairs. 

Meetings between the heads of states of two or more nations. 

Diplomatic centers 

Chief diplomatic official at each embassy. 

Person whose primary goal is to promote U.S. trade and commerce and assist American citizens with travel matters. 

Nixon's attempt to relax tensions with the Soviet Union. 

Economic and military assistance to foreign 

Organization created to unify defense along the North Atlantic area. 

Security agreements between two nations. 

Negotiates and signs treaties 

Upon President Wilson’s request on April 6, 1917, Congress declared War on Germany and gave the President the power to lead the army and navy to fight Germany in World War 1. 

In 2003, President George W. Bush decided to focus support on a worldwide initiative to help countries prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. 

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. 

In 1945 The Cold War Begins.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949.

United Nations was created in 1945

1950-1953 The Korean War. The United States assisted South Korea to stop North Korea from advancing communism. 

United States supports and unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba in 1961

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Signed 1963

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II signed between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Soviet Union removes nuclear missiles from Cuba AFTER the United States removes missiles from Turkey

President Nixon visits China and U.S.S.R.

President Jimmy Carter hosts Camp David talks between Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar el-Sadat

Berlin Wall falls; Cold War between United States and Soviet Union ends

U.S. sends troops to Persian Gulf to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait.

U.S. sponsors Dayton Accords, Which end Bosnia-Herzogovina conflict.

U.S. participates in NATO aerial bombardment of Serbia

9-11 Terrorist attacks lead the U.S. to war on terrorism. U.S. invades Afghanistan to remove Taliban regime. 

U.S. invades Iraq and removes Saddam Hussein from power. 

Spread of disease, weapons, and environment are all national interest issues.

Washington believed the U.S. should "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."

Which refers to the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries?

The first president of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson, wanted the United States to have a strong Foreign Policy. 

The United States of America did not establish a foreign Policy plan right away because George Washington said to practice isolationism. 

The President can make whatever treaty deals they want without any checks or balances. 

Every time we assist a nation with military, it is because we are leading an aggressive attack and not giving foreign aid. 

The Department of the State and the Department of Defense are the two main departments that help the President with Foreign Policy.