Saturday, January 17, 2015

Homework: Soviet-Afghan War

I got these up later than I had originally planned, so you guys get two extra days to answer the questions.  You're welcome :)


Date assigned
Thursday, January 15


Assignment
Read the excerpt from the Soviet-Afghan War chapter of Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq.  Answer the following questions in at least 500 words:

1) Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan in 1979?

2) What did the United States do to support Afghanistan against Soviet invasion?  Why did the United States support Afghanistan?  Do you consider it to be a proxy war for America?

3) What were the unintended consequences of American action in the Soviet-Afghan War?

4) We've now looked at a number of American decisions that have resulted in unintended consequences.  In your opinion, should the United States intervene in international conflicts that do not directly relate to America?  Why or why not?


Post on the Google Group.


Due date
Thursday, January 22

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