Lesson on Thursday, May 4, 2017

Aim: How did international events in the 1970s fuel U.S. domestic and foreign policy?

How did the Reagan administration respond to the domestic and international social, political, and economic concerns of the 1980s? How did international events affect the United States in the 1990s?  

 Bell Ringer: Review Journal 80

Objectives:

1.      Students will analyze the foreign policy of the United States as it relates to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)

2. Review journals 81 and 82

3. Discuss selected foreign policy decisions such as the U.S. invasion of Iraq, opening and closing the Guantanamo detention center, etc., and conduct a whole-class discussion about the current goals of U.S. foreign policy.

4. Modern U.S. Foreign Policy Quiz / Short Answer Response: Discussion: “The United States must occasionally intervene militarily in regional conflicts” vs. “The United States should not intervene militarily in regional conflicts” (1 paragraph/1 citation)

5. Grading Journals 71-80

Home Learning: EOC Review Packet p.p.24-26 and complete your short answer response.