Foreign Policy Objectives and Definitions
OBJECTIVE
ECONOMIC
NATIONAL
SECURITY
NATIONALISM
RACISM
DEFINITION
TO GAIN ACCESS TO WEALTH, LAND, NATURAL
RESOURCES, OR TRADE
TO PROTECT AND DEFEND AMERICAN LIVES; KEEP
ORDER
TO INCREASE POWER AND INFLUENCE; EXPRESS
PATRIOTISM; SPREAD POLITICAL IDEAS TO OTHER
COUNTRIES
TO CIVILIZE "INFERIOR CULTURES SEEN AS
INCAPABLE OF SELF GOVERNMENT
HUMANITARIAN TO HELP OR ASSIST OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY BE
VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION, POVERTY, OR NATIONAL
DISASTERS
Part III: Reflection (1.5 points total)
17. Overall, why do you think
America sponsored so many terrible
leaders and groups during this time
period? (Hint: Think about the Cold
War)
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