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20. Foreign and Defense Policy: Protecting the American Way

TAD 558-565
WTP 560
**  Roots of US Foreign and Defense Policy
TAD 559
WTP 561
Franklin Roosevelt
A brief biography of the president who led the nation during World War II and set the course for the atomic age.
TAD 559-560
WTP 561
**  Containment

 
George Kennan
A lengthy interview with George Kennan, the author of the containment policy designed to limit Communist expansion.
TAD 560
WTP 563
The Cold War
Extensive historical narrative of the Cold War Period from the mid1940s through the 1980s.

 
Joseph McCarthy and the anti-Communism crusade
A ten minute audio clip of a 1953 speech by Senator Joseph McCarthy denouncing communists in the United States government.
TAD 561-562
WTP 564
Vietnam
Online history of the Vietnam conflict including links to other sites concerning the war and Vietnam today.
TAD 564-565
WTP 566
**  New World Order
TAD 564
WTP 566
Multilateralism
This site includes extensive links to international trade organizations and texts of recent treaties.
TAD 565
WTP 566
Gulf War
A detailed site of features of the Gulf War, including excerpts from the diary of an Iraqi soldier.
TAD 567
WTP 571
**  Defense
TAD 567
WTP 571
Department of Defense
The official site of the Department of Defense contains news and information on each of the branches of the military as well as the activities of the Secretary of Defense.
TAD 569
WTP 571
NATO
Homepage of NATO. Includes information on the organization, basic documents, and current news.
TAD 570
WTP 571
**  Intelligence
TAD 570
WTP 571
Central Intelligence Agency
Official web site of the CIA, including press releases and publications prepared by the agency.
TAD 570
WTP 571
National Security Agency
Official web site of the NSA, the nation's most secretive intelligence-gathering agency.
WTP 571
 
**  Independent intelligence-related groups

 
Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Reform Project
critiquing the intelligence community.
TAD 570-572
WTP 572
**  Diplomacy
TAD 570-572
 
State Department
Official web site of the State Department. Includes country reports, press releases, and travel advisories.

 
U.S. Treaties
Full text of many major U.S. treaties.
TAD 571
 
United Nations
The web site of the United Nations providing access to many UN documents, news releases, and other information.
TAD 572
WTP 572
**  Economics
TAD 572
WTP 572
World Bank
The homepage of the World Bank, including information on World Bank projects in various countries
TAD 572
WTP 572
International Monetary Fund
background information on the IMF, including reports on current research
TAD 573
WTP 572
GATT
The text of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs.
TAD 580
WTP 580-581
**  International Trade
TAD 580-581
WTP 582
European Union
Basic information about the composition of the European Union.
TAD 583
WTP 584
NAFTA
The text of the agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

 
Congressional action on NAFTA

 
Presidential speeches on NAFTA


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