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corkyiscool3328

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How would you characterize President Obama's presidency? Has he been a successful or a disappointing president? Justify your answer with details from the text. Summarize your opinion and rationale.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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U.S. foreign policy changed in the early twentieth century from isolationism to internationalism.
 
  What is the basis of each policy? Why was isolationism originally chosen? What changed in the twentieth century to lead America to adopt internationalism?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Explain whether or not President Obama has been successful.
2, Provide evidence from the text to support claim.
3, Include a conclusion that summarizes your opinion and rationale.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Indicate that isolationism is a policy of minimizing the nation's involvement in world affairs, while internationalism is based on the belief that intervention in affairs of other nations is sometimes necessary to protect American interests.
2, Explain that isolationism was chosen out of fear that alliances with European countries could entangle the nation in overseas wars or draw wars to the North American continent.
3, Discuss how industrialization and the expansion of trade and investment abroad in the early twentieth century created economic ties to Europe that forced America to adopt a policy of internationalism in order to protect its interests abroad.





 

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