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AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Dr. James Steele

Study Guide-T1
Thursday, September 25, 2003

You should know that I do not normally provide a study guide for the simple reason that your responsibility as students is to review your material daily and be prepared for tests and similar evaluations without the EXTRA motivation that a professor provides. This is what is referred to as pride. I will nevertheless offer the following to alleviate any undue stress:

1. Maps. Maps. Maps. Geography and topography.

2. You also have a series of essay questions.

2. I will likely ask you to select four or five essay questions from a total of six essay questions. At least one question is mandatory.

3. I will also likely ask that your response include the correct use of concepts found in your readings as part of your response. I assume that you know what you read. At this stage you should now be able to apply what you have read in the form of a well reasoned response.

4. Your questions will mainly come from the following readings

Wittkopf et al., Analytical and Thematic Perspectives on American Foreign Policy, pp. 1-22.
Hunt, "Coming to Terms with Ideology," pp. 1-18.
Wittkopf et al., "Principles, Power and Pragmatism: The Goals of American Foreign Policy," pp. 23-72.
Hunt, "The Hierarchy of Race," pp. 46-91.
Wittkopf et al., "Instruments of Global Influence: Military Might and Interventionism," pp. 73-108.
Sun Tzu, "Estimates," The Art of War [R]
Sun Tzu, "Waging War," The Art of War [R]
Friedman, "The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention," pp. 248-275.

5. Handouts

U.S. budget requests for Iraq War
Notes on ideology

6. Lectures notes/special assignment(s)

Good preparation (luck is the result of hard work and preparation)!