As our class shifts our focus from the domestic issues that enveloped the United States in its young history to America's role in the world from 1898 to the present, it is important for us to have a sense of the major foreign policy concerns facing the United States today. Ultimately, we will be using the history that we learn to understand, judge, and recommend the choices and decisions for the government to follow in its relationships today.
Two important current foreign policy considerations for the United States are the ongoing war in Afghanistan and the protests that are occurring in Egypt. As we move ahead in this unit you will be asked to make specific connections between these events and the events of the past.
In order to set the context for these connections, today your task will be to form a basic understanding of the current status of each of these two events. For each event, you should have a separate page of notes in your notebook. You should divide the page in half and on one side of the page keep notes from the stories, articles and videos you see and on the other side of the page you should keep a list of questions that you have about that event. You will have approximately one hour to explore each of these events. Click the links below to be taken to the NY TIMES TOPICS site containing current information and updates about each event. We suggest that you begin by reading the overviews that appear at the start of the page and then browse the different articles, videos, graphics, or other multimedia presentations.
The War in Afghanistan
The Protests in Egypt
