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Chapter 14 Foriegn Polict Flashcards

1
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What position is the presidents right arm in foreign affairs

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The Secretary of State

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2
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How many men and women are working for the foreign service

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6,000

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How many countries does the us have embassies in and what are they headed by

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Over 180 countries, and an ambassador for each

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4
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The title of ambassador is also given to who

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  • The us representative to the un
  • the us member of the North Atlantic treaty council
  • and persons representing the us at arms limitation conferences
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Who has diplomatic immunity

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Diplomats

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What means they are not subject to the laws of the host country.

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Diplomatic immunity

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If the diplomat abuses their privileged status, what can the host country do

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Declare the diplomat a persona non grata and expel the diplomat from the country

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When was the defense department created

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1947

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Why was the defense department created

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To unify the armed forces under the control of a single department

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10
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Provides that no one can be named secretary who has been active in the military in the last 10 years before being named to the post

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The national security of 1947

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Who is the presidents chief aide and advisor in making and carrying out defense policy

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The secretary of defense

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Who is the head of the defense department with its nearly 1.2 million people in uniform and about 650,000 civilian employees, the secretary’s chief assistant, directs the day-to-day operations of the department

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The secretary of defense

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13
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What was the first of the cabinet department to be created

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The department of state

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14
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Who all are the Secretary’s chief civilian aides

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1) secretary of the army
2) secretary of the navy
3) secretary of the Air Force

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Who are the secretary’s chief military aides

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1) chairman of the joint chiefs of staff
2) army chief of staff
3) chief of naval operations
4) commandant of the marine corps
5) air force chief of staff

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16
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Who are also members of the national security council

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P

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17
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The army must be ready to do what

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1) defeat any attack on the us itself

2) to take swift forceful action to protect American interests in any other part of the world

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18
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Today the army consists of how many enlisted personnel

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430,000

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19
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What are the navy’s to major combat missions

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1) to seize or defend from which the ships of the fleet and the navy and marine air arms can operate
2) carry out other land operations essential to a naval campaign

20
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How many enlisted personnel does the navy consist of

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About 264,000

21
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How many enlisted personnel does the USMC consist of

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173,000

22
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What is the nations first line of defense

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The USAF(the us Air Force)

23
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What are the air forces four major functions during time of war

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1) to defend the us
2) to attack and defeat enemy air, ground, and sea forces
3) strike military and other war related targets in enemy territory
4) provide transport and combat support for land and naval operations

24
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How many personnel now serve in the Air Force

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Approximately 290,000

25
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From 1783 to WWI the us followed a policy of isolationism. This policy appeared wise to most Americans for what reasons

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1) the us had a number of its own problems to deal with
2) the us had a huge continent to explore and settle
3) two oceans separated the us from the rest of the world

26
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What are some major events of world importance prior to WWI

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1) Louisiana Purchase
2) Florida Purchase
3) Monroe Doctrine
4) Annexation of Texas
5) Oregon Territory
6) Mexican-American War
7) Gadsden Purchase
8) Perry opens trade with Japan
9) Purchase of Alaska
10) Spanish-American War
11) Open Door Policy in China
12) Recognition of Panama and the Panama Canal
13) Purchase of Virgin Islands
14) WWI

27
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Louisiana purchase

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  • 1803

- doubled the size of the U.S. for $15 million

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Florida Purchase

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  • 1819

- completed southern expansion on the east coast

29
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Monroe Doctrine

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  • 1823

- warned European nations not to colonize the Western Hemisphere

30
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Annexation of Texas

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-1845

31
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Oregon Territory

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-1846

32
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Mexican-American War

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  • 1846-1848

- added most of the South West US

33
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Gadsden Purchase

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  • 1853

- rounded out the South West

34
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Perry opens trade with Japan

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-1854

35
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Purchase of Alaska

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  • 1867

- made the US a colonial power

36
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Spanish-American War

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  • 1898

- Established the US as a world power

37
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Open door policy in China

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  • 1899
  • show of US strength to keep China sovereign and more importantly for the US open to US trade, but damaged relations with Japan
38
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Recognition of Panama and the Panama Canal

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  • 1903-1914

- beginning of the Roosevelt Corollary

39
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Purchase of Virgin Islands

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  • 1917

- this helped to guard the Panama Canal but upset many of our Latin neighbors

40
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WWI

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  • 1917-1918
  • German submarine warfare brings the US into WWI and wins the war for the allies but the US quickly slips back into isolationism and refuses to join the League of Nations
41
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941 ended US isolationism for good. At the end of the war the US was the worlds leading military power and produced 50% of manufactured goods in the world

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WWII-1941-1945

42
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  • the un was created after WWII by the 51 victorious allies.
  • the un today has 185 members and new members can be admitted with a 2/3 vote
  • the un has six “principal organs”
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The United Nations

43
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Consists of the entire membership. One vote per country (us and Andorra each have one vote)

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The general assembly

44
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Made up of 15 members ten elected by the general assembly and 5 permanent members ( us, U.K., France, China, Russia)

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The UN Security Council

45
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54 members elected to 3 year terms carry out social and economic programs of the un

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The economic and social council

46
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Sets rules for governing all non self governing territories

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The trusteeship council

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