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| Chapter 14: Foreign Policy |
| Video Exercises |
| Watch the videos below and answer the questions that follow. |
| 1. Foreign policy, and specifically America’s future presence in Iraq, was a key issue for the candidates and voters during the 2008 Presidential election. Both John McCain and Barack Obama articulated clear visions of their foreign policy goals and strategies, and both the similarities and differences in those visions became increasingly apparent to the public in the campaign ads and debates which aired during the cam-paign. The following videos provide examples of how these visions were presented by Obama and McCain.
Watch the videos below and answer the questions that follow. Blueprint For Change: Foreign Policy
Obama/Biden 2008John McCain Foreign Policy Address at the World Affairs Council
McCain/Palin 2008Town Hall Debate
CSPAN
First aired October 7, 2008Based upon the videos above, summarize the main foreign policy differences between John McCain and Barack Obama? What similarities do they share in their foreign poli-cies? Has President Obama, in your view, adhered to the foreign policy proposals he outlined in his campaign? |
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| 2. Non-governmental organizations, international and humanitarian missions, and non-profit groups also play a role in the foreign policy sphere. The following videos provide examples of how these groups factor into the American government’s foreign policy.
Watch the videos below and answer the questions that follow The US Peace CorpsThe United Nations: It’s Your World
United Nations TelevisionFire Up
Amnesty International
Amnesty InternationalIn your opinion, how important are the activities of the organizations profiled in the above videos for maintaing peace and security in the world? What role do they play in United States foreign policy, as compared with other types of governmental military and diplomatic efforts? |
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