1. Warm-Up Option 1: The US has fixed world problems long enough.
It should severely cut back its foreign commitments and use the savings to make positive changes at home. The rest of the world can take care of itself.
Option 2: The US is now the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth. It should use its power and wealth to make positive changes in the world – to stop wars, eliminate disease, and defeat corrupt or harsh governments. If the US does not promote its ideals and stop evil, who will?
Option 3: The US should take this opportunity to strengthen international organizations like the United Nations. International cooperation is the key to solving global issues.
Option 4: The United States should selectively use its power only when it wants to promote its own economic and security interests. It should be a global player but should only look out for itself.
The end of the Cold War created an opportunity for the US to chart a new course in foreign affairs. Read the four options below. Then write a paragraph explaining which option you believe to be best.

2. Gulf War pg. 76
August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991

3. August 1990
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, capturing its vast oil wealth and extending Iraq’s borders
Saddam refused to withdraw troops, and some feared that he would invade Saudi Arabia next
United Nations, international coalition, was created
Congress was divided
on US response to Iraqi
aggression
U.S. involvement centered
on liberating Kuwait from
Iraqi oppression and
protecting Kuwait’s oil
reserves

4. Operation Desert Storm
Code name used for the war against Iraq to liberate Kuwait
5 week air assault, followed by 100 hours of ground troops led to Kuwait’s liberation
Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advise President Bush to stop with the liberation of Kuwait
Some critics say we should have pushed further and liberated Iraq
Others believed that Iraq would balance Iran and the rest of the Persian Gulf

5. Processing Piece
Create a T-Chart in your notes listing the positive and negative effects of the Gulf War

6. Mixed Blessings Bush’s approval rating climbed to 90%
US Military and American public believed we atoned for Vietnam
Lost 148 American lives
Price of oil dropped
Saddam continued to rule Iraq
Persecuting Kurds in the North and Shiite Muslims in the South
Destroyed infrastructure
Environmental disaster