Thursday, July 3, 2014

America's Global Influence

America's Global Influence    2007
Opposing Viewpoints
by  David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, Book Editors

Chapter 1.
What Are the Aims and Impact of America's Foreign Policy Agenda?

Chapter 2.
How Are U.S. Military Policies Affecting America's Global Influence?

Chapter 3.
How Are American Economic Policies Affecting Trade and Foreign Aid?

Chapter 4.
What Is the Global Impact of American Culture?

Completed reading it today, July 14, 2014.
Very unusual book, with 6 or so opposing viewpoints in each of the 4 chapters. The reader is invited to consider 3 questions during the reading of each viewpoint. It all considers America's foreign policy agenda, U.S Military Policies, American Economic Policies, and American Culture and their global influence.   


Dangerous Nation

Dangerous Nation
by Robert Kagan    2006

America's Place in the World
from It's Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century.

At end of book:
Chapter 12
Morality and Hegemony - page 356
Spanish-American war started in 1898 and lasted only about 10 weeks. 
US military defeated Spain and made independent Cuba, Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
President McKinley replaced President Cleveland in 1898 and approved the military action which Cleveland refused to do.