Civics Task Cards: United States Foreign Policy & International Conflicts

This set of U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy, International Conflicts, and International Organizations task cards are a perfect review activity for middle school Civics, American Government, or American History students! This set of 32 Task Cards quizzes students on vocabulary and key concepts related to U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy, America’s foreign policy in international conflicts (including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War), and tests their knowledge on international organizations like NATO, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and UNCIEF. 

This review activity is aligned to the following Florida State Standards for 7th Grade Students (but applicable to other states as well!):

• SS.7.CG.4.1: Explain the relationship between U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
• SS.7.CG.4.2: Describe the United States’ and citizen participation in international organizations. 
• SS.7.CG.4.3: Describe examples of the United States’ actions and reactions in international conflicts.

These task cards are numbered and come with an Answer Key and a two-sided Student Response worksheet so kids can log their answers! Students can use this as a one-on-one review for extra enrichment, or you can engage the whole class in a game of Scoot!

This resource also includes a digital version in the form of a TPT Easel Assessment! Assign directly to your Google Classroom, or generate a link to share with your students through email or your school’s LMS! 

This set of 32 U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy task cards includes:

✯ 18 U.S. Foreign & Domestic Policy Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida Middle School Civics Standard SS.7.CL.4.1: “Explain the relationship between United States foreign and domestic policy.”
• 18 cards covering the topics of foreign and domestic policy, identifying and differentiating between examples of each, as well as identifying tools and goals of United States foreign policy.
• Includes such vocabulary as: diplomacy, treaty, alliance, sanctions, embargo, tariffs.
• Cards review vocabulary and key concepts
• Include definitions, multiple choice, and historical examples!

Questions include:

• Healthcare, education, employment, and immigration are examples of which type of policy? (Domestic Policy)
• In 1948, the United States passed the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe after the devastation of World War II. This is an example of which goal of foreign policy? (Providing Foreign Aid)
• This type of policy is the nation’s overall plan for dealing with other countries. (Foreign Policy)
• In this tool of foreign policy, the U.S. imposes economic penalties on another country in order to punish them. (Sanctions)

✯ 8 International Conflicts Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida Middle School Civics Standard SS.7.CL.4.3: “Describe examples of how the United States has acted and reacted in international conflicts.”
• 8 cards covering the United States’ actions in international conflicts, definitions, and how these actions connect to the five foreign policy goals. 

Questions include:

• America entered the Vietnam War to stop the spread of this. A. Democracy, B. Capitalism, C. Communism (Communism)
• This three-word “Crisis” was a 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It took place in a country just off the coast of Florida. (Cuban Missile Crisis)
• President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan and entered WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Which goal of foreign policy best describes the U.S.’s decision to enter the war? (National Security)

✯ 6 International Organizations Task Cards

• Aligned to Florida Middle School Civics Standard SS.7.CL.4.2: “Describe government and citizen participation in international organizations.”
• 6 cards on international organizations, including the United Nations, NATO, UNICEF, and the Red Cross. 

Questions include:

• 193 countries are members of this international organization that strives to keep peace around the world. (United Nations)
• This international organization provides for children in poverty. (UNICEF)
• Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) allow government representatives to join their organizations. True or False? (False)

Two versions are available: a colorful set with a green background, and an ink-saving black & white set. An Answer Key and optional Student Response Sheet are also included. 

Use these task cards to review for your Unit Test, Quarter Exam, or End of Course Exam! You can give students a few task cards depending on what they need to review, set up cards in different stations for the kids to work on as a group, or play a class-wide game of Scoot! (Instructions for Scoot! included.)

This non-editable PDF comes with 2 versions of the task cards: a Color option and an ink-saving Black & White set. I’ve also included an Answer Key and an optional 2-sided Student Response worksheet for students to log their answers!

The digital version of this resource comes as a TPT Easel self-grading Assessment!

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