Annotated Bibliography
"AP World History 2011 Free Response Questions." College Board: AP Central. apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap11_frq_world_history.pdf (accessed August 1, 2011).
These are the latest released free response questions and students instructions for the AP World History Exam.
Blasier, Cole. The hovering giant: U.S. responses to revolutionary change in Latin America. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976.
This book explains US response to revolutions in Latin America including countries such as Mexico and Chile. It also explains US interest in these revolutions.
Dobbins, James. The beginner's guide to nation-building . Santa Monica, CA: RAND National Security Research Division, 2007.
This book not only defines the basic elements of nation building and US involvement, it also gives financial estimates for these actions.
Elliott, Kimberly, Gary Hufbauer, and Barbara Oegg. "Sanctions: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty." Library of Economics and Liberty. http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Sanctions.html (accessed July 5, 2011).
This article analyzes the success of US levied economic sanctions since World War II.
"Experts: Sanctions Partially Successful as Diplomatic Tool." Voice of America. www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2008-03-10-voa20-66635467.html (accessed July 18, 2011).
This article briefly discusses the effectiveness of economic sanctions as a nonviolent means of forcing political change.
Foner, Eric. The Story of American Freedom . New York: W.W. Norton, 1998.
This book details the change of the American ideals of freedom, equality and democracy from the creation of the United States to Reagan's Presidency.
Kagan, Robert. Dangerous Nation . New York: Knopf, 2006.
Kagan takes a critical look at U.S. foreign policy, outlining a history of US expansion and international aggression.
Locke, John, and Peter Laslett. Two Treatises of Government. Student ed. Cambridge [England: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
In book two of this publication Locke describes his ideas on the nature of government and the rights of man.
O'Sullivan, John. "The Great Nation of Futurity." The United States Democratic Review 6, no. 23 (1839): 426-430. http://web.utk.edu/~mfitzge1/docs/374/GNF1839.pdf (accessed July 10, 2011).
In this article, journalist John O'Sullivan first uses the term "Manifest Destiny" to describe the annexation of Texas and acquiring land to the Pacific.
Pei, Minxin, and Sara Kasper. "Lessons from the Past: The American Record on Nation Building." Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. www.carnegieendowment.org/files/Policybrief24.pdf (accessed July 13, 2011).
This Policy Brief details U.S. involvement in nation building. It gives several facts and figures regarding the sixteen countries in which the US has involved itself in this activity and gives suggested objectives that would ensure success.
"Resource Center: Financial Sanctions." US Department of the Treasury. www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx (accessed July 17, 2011).
This site lists the current types of sanctions levied by the United States. Clicking on a sanction program gives more detail as to the specifics of the sanction and the countries affected.
Rosenberg, Jerry Martin. Nation-building: a Middle East recovery program. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2352003.
This book describes US efforts at democratic support in the Middle East since the Marshall Plan. It also analyzes the possible future of these feuding countries.
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