UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT - JMap

Anchor Paper – Thematic Essay—Level 4 – A
involvment. Finally the U.S. and Vietnam signed a treaty and the
U.S. was no longer fighting in Vietnam. Yet without U.S. aid, South
Vietnam quickly fell to the North and the country became all
communist. This is seen as an unsuccesful foreign policy because we
did not contan communism to North Vietnam.
When dealing with Foreign Policy, the Nation’s security is always
of upmost importance and the highest priority. As a super power, the
United States also feels obliged to try and protect its allies as well. As
seen in the Vietnam War, foreign policy is not always successful, but
as seen with JFK’s response to the Cuban missle crisis many times it
is succesful. Nevertheless, the goal in foreign policy is always the
same and that is to try and protect the citizens of America and the
intrest of the Nation.
U.S. Hist. & Gov. Rating Guide – June ’13 [18] Vol. 1