Critical Analysis

Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:

1. According to the visual, what country do American consider to be the United States’ greatest enemy today?

2. According to the visual, what percent of American’s consider Ukraine to be the United States’ greatest enemy today?

3. Describe the biggest change in who Americans consider to be the United States’ greatest enemy over the past year?

4. Why do you think that is?

5. Last week in a bipartisan vote, the the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a ban. What is one other political consequence of our fear of China?

6. The 5% naming the United States as the nation’s greatest enemy is the highest Gallup has recorded since first asking this question in 2001. Why do you think that number is so high?

7. What country do you consider to be the United States’ greatest enemy today?

8. Based on the visual below* how does political party affiliation impact Americans’ feelings about Russia and China?

9. Make a claim about how the data from the visual above will impact the 2024 election?

10. Describe some obstacles presidents face in trying to enact foreign policy.

Write and Discuss

Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.

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If Americans’ feelings towards China were a flavor of ice cream, what flavor would it be?

Learning Extension

You must be 18 years old to read this feisty Gallup report on who Americans fear and who they love.

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