Chapter 13 Terms Flashcards
The five permanent members of this are China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
U.N. Security Council
U.S. foreign policy during 1940-91
Obligation
This term is used to describe American policy toward communism during the Cold War and led to combat in Korea and Vietnam
Containment
U.S. foreign policy during 1790-1890
Isolation
This term means U.S. government offices or residences that are located in foreign capitals
Embassies
U.S. foreign policy during 1890-1910
Expansion
This term is applied to a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction; supplies, supports, or provides a safe haven for terrorist organizations; disregards international law; violates human rights; and threatens regional or world security
Rogue nations
U.S. foreign policy during 1910-1940
Vacillation
The basic goals of this are alliance security, international stability, and economic development
U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. foreign policy during 1991-present
Transition
This president established the United States as a police power in Latin America and sent the Great White Fleet around the world
Theodore Roosevelt
The first female national security advisor
Condoleezza Rice
The U.S. plan to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II was called
Marshall Plan
This warned against any expansion in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
The president during the Cuban missile crisis
John Kennedy
The U.S. government established these overseas to promote commercial contacts
Consulates
The largest branch of the military
Army
During the Cold War the United States worked vigorously to prevent the spread of
Communism
This military grew out of another branch and is now independent
Air Force
They are ultimately responsible for ratifying or rejecting treaties with foreign countries
Senate
The secretary of state successfully persuaded the Arab nations to lift the oil embargo in the early 1970s
Henry Kissinger
The U.S. president who worked out the Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel
Jimmy Carter
The oldest and most prestigious cabinet department
Department of State
Led the first diplomatic mission from the United States
Benjamin Franklin
He negotiated the first treaty between Japan and a Western nation
Matthew Perry
