HIST 405N Week 7 Case Study Option 3: American Domestic and Foreign Policies 1953-1991

HIST 405N Week 7 Case Study Option 3

Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.

Option 3: American Domestic and Foreign Policies (1953-1991)
Complete a search either in the Chamberlain Library or internet for domestic and foreign polices of four (4) of the following Presidents. Please incorporate at least one primary source of either a policy or act that you have chosen to write about.

• • Eisenhower
  • Kennedy
  • Johnson
  • Nixon
  • Ford
  • Carter
  • Reagan

Then, compare domestic and foreign polices of your four (4) presidents by answering the following prompts:

• • Explain how your selected presidents worked to improve the United States economically and socially. Give at least one example of each president.
  • Assess if the policies of your choice of presidents strengthen or weaken the United States.
  • Explain how you see your choice of presidents served the public interest and further the cause of democracy.
  • Determine if it is constitutional for the United States to fight preemptive wars.
  • Determine if human rights and morality should be the cornerstones of United State foreign policy.