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  1. Chief gatherer of foreign intelligence through news sources and spies
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CIA

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  1. Includes embassies and consulates; issues passports
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state department

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  1. Includes the Pentagon and the branches of the military__
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department of defense

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  1. Primary function is to respond to the threat of terrorist attacks
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department of homeland security

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what are the basic goals of cultural imperialism

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alliance security, international stability, and economic development

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  1. Protecting the nation and its citizens and property abroad is the foreign policy goal of .
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national security

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  1. Protecting the nation by agreeing with other nations to a mutual defense pact is the foreign policy goal of _____.
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alliance security

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  1. Attempting to cool global hot spots and trying to end war and the threat of war by diplomacy is the foreign policy goal of _____.
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international stability

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  1. Private investment in and direct government assistance to developing nations is the foreign policy goal of _____.
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economic development

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  1. What group was responsible for the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the. Pentagon?
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al-quaeda

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  1. The foreign policy agency led by an appointed advisor that supplies information and guidance to the president is the _____.
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national security council

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  1. During the Cold War, the United States and its allies formed the _____, a military alliance promising military support to any member nation attacked.
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NATO

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  1. The _____ is an economic confederation of European countries which has eliminated trade barriers on products produced in member nations.
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EU

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  1. The _____ provides money to nations in crisis or those that are rebuilding their economies. America
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IMF

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what are the foreign countries fears and challenges of globalization

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Terrorists use technology to their advantage, the debate between free trade and protectionism has increased, and Anti-American feelings intensify

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  1. The ____________is ultimately responsible for ratifying or rejecting treaties with foreign countries.
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senate

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  1. ________________________ made by a president may be discarded by the next president.
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executive agreements

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  1. The United States supplied billions of dollars to shattered countries of western Europe after World War II through the ________________________________________________.
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marshall plan

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  1. A(n) ___________is an official document that identifies a traveler and confirms his citizenship.
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passport

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  1. A(n) ___________is an official endorsement of a travel document by the country being visited.
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VISA

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  1. A(n) ________________acts as the president’s personal representative in a foreign country.
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ambassador

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  1. The chief administrative officer of the UN is the_________________________
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secretariat general

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  1. A(n) ______________________is an agreement that involves only two nations.
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bilateral treaty

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24.__________________ are measures, usually of an economic nature, taken against a nation to influence its actions.

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sanctions

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  1. ________________________is an attempt to achieve goals by using fear to intimidate people and governments.
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terrorism

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  1. Promoting one’s culture at the expense of others is called _____________________________.
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imperialism

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  1. What statement issued by a president of the United States opposed any further European. expansion in the Western Hemisphere?
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monroe doctrine

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  1. The Cold War was fought between which two superpowers?
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United States and Soviet Union

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29.Collectively, the top military officers of each branch of the military are known as the _____.

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joint chiefs of state

30
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  1. What arrangement joined the US, Mexico, and Canada in a free-trade agreement?
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NAFTA

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  1. What term is applied to a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction, provides a safe haven for terrorist organizations, disregards international law, violates human rights, or threatens regional or world security? ___
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rogue nation

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what are the categories of weapons of mass destruction

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nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons

33
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  1. On what date (month, day, and year) were the World Trade Center and the Pentagon attacked?
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September 11,2001

34
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  1. What does ISIS stand for?
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Islamic state in iraq and syria

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  1. Why is lasting peace hard to obtain? What can be done about it?
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people are selfish and greedy. although the desired result of peace on earth will not be relate until christ returns, christian diplomats should be an example by being peacemakers. this may also allow new openings for the gospel

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  1. Identify and describe three strategies that shaped American foreign policy during the Cold War.
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1) nuclear deterrence - the united states sought to deter soviet expansion by building a large nuclear arsenal with which to threaten retaliation
2) once the soviets increased their nuclear capability in return,both sides refrained from using these weapons because of the threat of reciprocal destruction
3) containment- the united states confronted the communist with counter force whenever they attempted to control new parts of the world

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what are the challenges to american foreign policies

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war, globalization, and anti americanism

38
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reasons a president might choose to sign an executive order rather than make a treaty

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treaties must be approved by two-thirds of the senate, while executive agreements do not

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