Having read the chapter, you should be able to do each of the following:

1. Outline the major international events that have influenced the evolution of American foreign and defense policy, focusing primarily on the emergence and subsequent collapse of a bipolar world. Included in the outline should be the Vietnam War, Détente, and the demise of the Soviet Union.
2. Discuss the foreign and military policymaking process, and the important institutions which serve as diplomatic, intelligence-gathering, economic, and military instruments of policy.
3. Compare the military and economic dimensions of national security policy, explaining why the economic has gained precedence in recent years. Also, discuss the "politics of national defense," including the role of public opinion and the alleged influence of the military-industrial complex.
4. Discuss the importance of American global trade relations with the industrialized world and developing nations. Be sure to include America’s need for access to natural resources available only from other nations.