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Unit "Foreign Policy," Topic "Foreign Policy Goals and Tools"
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Providing foreign aid helps meet United States foreign policy goals by
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The United States stops trading with a country because of reported evidence that the government of the country mistreats its citizens.
Which foreign policy tool is the United States government using in this situation?
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Foreign aid is an important part of United States foreign policy.
- Describe types of foreign aid the United States provides to other countries.
- Should the United States provide foreign aid to other countries? Explain why or why not.
- Include details and examples to support your answer.
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Which of these is an example of an economic sanction?
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Read the news article excerpt below.
President Clinton signed a $435 million foreign aid bill to relieve the debts of the world's poorest countries. Clinton said of the bill, "It will be good for our economy . . . [and] good for our security . . . [and it] is simply the right thing to do."
- Explain ways our foreign aid to other countries has benefited the United States.
- Do you think the benefits of foreign aid are worth the cost? Explain why or why not.
- Include details and examples to support your response.
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Read the news headline below.
Which of these is a purpose of this action by the United States?
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A major goal of United States foreign policy is to have free and open trade with other countries. However, some of these other countries do not have democratic governments.
- Explain why the United States would maintain trade with these countries.
- Do you believe the United States should continue to trade with countries that do not have democratic governments? Explain why or why not.
- Use details and examples to support your answer.
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In the 1980s, the United States, some European countries, and the United Nations banned the trade of certain goods and services to South Africa. The policy was in response to South African laws which enforced racial segregation.
Which of these best describes this action toward South Africa?
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Read the news headline below.
The headline is most associated with which of these goals?
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Read the quotation below.
" . . . let us resolve to wage an unrelenting [continuous] battle against poverty and for shared prosperity so that no part of humanity is left behind in the global economy. . . . "
President Bill Clinton, at the United Nations, September 21, 1999
Which of these topics is most related to the excerpt?
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Which of the following is an example of the United States government providing foreign aid?
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Read the excerpt below.
“North Korea will come under intense diplomatic pressure to [end] its nuclear weapons program . . . as the United States, North Korea, and its four neighbors begin . . . negotiations.”
New York Times, August 2003
This is an example of the United States working with other nations to
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Read the quotation below.
" . . . let us resolve to wage an unrelenting [continuous] battle against poverty and for shared prosperity so that no part of humanity is left behind in the global economy. . . . "
—President Bill Clinton, at the United Nations, September 21, 1999
Which of these topics is most related to the excerpt?
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Which two newspaper headlines provide the best examples of diplomacy?
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Read the headline.
The President most likely took the action mentioned in this headline to
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Study the graph.
The data in this graph support the claim that the primary purpose of U.S. foreign aid is to
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In which situation would the federal government most likely provide foreign aid?