Assignment: Policeman of the World-Thesis and Outline (This is your topic title.  Please do not change the title.)

1. Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you state your thesis on  the significance of the current role of U.S. military, as exemplified in the two (2) real-life international incidents that you have researched.  Justify your response.

2. Describe the two (2) international events involving the U.S. military from the past five (5) years you investigated that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. (Type this with bold letters).

3. List three (3) aspects of U.S. history since 1865 that have led to the U.S rise as a super power policeman. (Type this with bold letters).

4.  List three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. (Type this with bold letters).

5. List three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.) (Type this with bold letters).

6. Use at least three (3) quality references besides in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic sources.  Academic sources require citing the author's name, title, place and year of publication even if you retrieve your sources from websites. (Please type this with bold letters).