Assigned Questions

Fill in your short answers in the boxes below:

1. Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you:

State your thesis on the significance of the role of the US military as “policemen” of the world, particularly as exemplified in the two recent military incidents you researched. Justify your response.

2. List two to three (2-3) US military interventions from the past five years that you investigated that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War.

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3. List three (3) aspects of US history between 1865 and 1945 that have led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman.

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4. List three to five (3-5) international incidents since WWII where America has taken on a policing role.

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5. List three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. Note: This should match what you talked about in box 4.

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6. List three (3) relevant academic references besides or in addition to the textbook, in APA format. 

Note: You can click on the Resource Center tab at the top of Blackboard to select scholarly books and articles.

Note: News sources on current events usually do not count toward your number of academic references. You should still list them as references in your final paper.

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