Hist2340w Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Throughout the Cold War, U.S. foreign policy had a keen focus on the Soviet Union and its threatening ideologies. Upon the assumption of power by Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union realized concurrent changes in their government in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Equally so, a dramatic shift was witnessed in U.S. foreign policy, which included a new focus on the creation of better relations with the Soviet Union. While the United States maintained a fervent desire to repress Communism ...

The Origins of American Foreign Policy (01.19.2017) Isolation and Expansionism (01.24.2017) Laying the Foundations of Empire 1865-98 (01.26.2017) The Spanish-American-Cuban-Philippines War (01.31.2017) The Open Door Policy (02.02.2017) Theodore Roosevelt and World Order (02.07.2017) The Dollar Diplomacy (02.09.2017) Woodrow Wilson, Revolution and War (02.14.2017) Wilson, Versailles and the League of Nations (02.16.2017) American Entry into World War II (02.23.2017) World War II and the...

Policy memo SUBJECT: RE: Iranian Arms Deal and Contra’s in Nicaragua

Completed Fall 2019 Final Study Guide, including detailed notes on over 150 ID terms and suggestions for essay questions. Final is 30% of total grade. Received A in the class. These notes were my main study preparation for the final exam, covering all up to 9 chapters of the textbooks and lectures (which was enough to get an A). Notes are divided by Chapter, President, and Period for easy navigation of the materials. The completed study guide given by our TA was extremely overwhelming, coveri...

Detailed Book and Lecture Notes for Chapter 1 of US Diplomatic History (American Foreign Relations Chapter 2), covering the Spanish-Cuban-Filipino-American War of 1898. Helpful for Essay 1 and Final Exam (for Final Comprehensive Exam Study Guide with past test questions from A student, check out my other uploads).

Detailed Book and Lecture Notes for Chapter 9 of US Diplomatic History (American Foreign Relations), covering the Cuban Missile Crisis, 13 days, and the beginning of military escalation in Vietnam. Helpful for essay 3 and Final Exam (for Final Comprehensive Exam Study Guide with past test questions from A student, check out my other uploads).

Detailed Book and Lecture Notes for Chapter 5 of US Diplomatic History (American Foreign Relations), covering the Manchurian Crisis, Washington Naval Conference, the Inter-War Period and Part of WWII. Helpful for Final Exam (for Final Comprehensive Exam Study Guide with past test questions from A student, check out my other uploads).

Detailed Book and Lecture Notes for Chapter 6 of US Diplomatic History (American Foreign Relations), covering Truman's Decision to Drop the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. EXTREMELY helpful for Essay 2 (Truman's decision to drop the bomb) and Final Exam (for Final Comprehensive Exam Study Guide with past test questions from A student, check out my other uploads).

Detailed Book and Lecture Notes for Chapter 8 of US Diplomatic History (American Foreign Relations), covering the Eisenhower Foreign Relations, Taiwan Straits Crisis, the Nuclear Arms Race. Helpful for Final Exam (for Final Comprehensive Exam Study Guide with past test questions from A student, check out my other uploads).