American Foreign Policy After the Cold War
Grade 9•90 minutes•• US.REO.5a: Students will evaluate how the end of the Cold War altered the course of American foreign policy by evaluating the relationship among American intervention in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala on the Iran-Contra Investigation
Learning Objective
I can analyze how the end of the Cold War shifted American priorities in international affairs by examining interventions in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.
Practice Questions
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1. Define "realpolitik" as it relates to Nixon and Kissinger's foreign policy.
2. Explain the policy of détente and how it differed from the previous containment policy.
3. Describe two specific actions taken by President Nixon to reduce tensions with communist nations.
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