Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool
Explain how trade embargoes, financial sanctions, and tariffs are used to influence the actions of foreign governments.

Explain how trade embargoes, financial sanctions, and tariffs are used to influence the actions of foreign governments.
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5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS
6 lessons
Analyze how the U.S. government exercises constitutional powers, conducts diplomacy, forms alliances, and employs foreign policy tools to protect national security.
Students will analyze the justification for, and effectiveness of, specific foreign policy positions, such as military intervention, isolationism, alliance formation, economic sanctions, or other security measures.
Students will evaluate how global economic interdependence and international trade policies affect the economy of the United States.