Chapter 18: Worldviews Flashcards
Comprehensive mental pictures of world issues faced by the US
Worldview (Paradigm)
Appropriate and Inappropriate ways of responding
Worldview (Paradigm)
What year was isolationism
1920-1930
Opposes getting involved in wars
Isolationism
Adopted after WW1 since little was accomplished
Isolationism
What Paradigm was during the year of 1940-1960
Containment (Anti-Appeasement)
Pearl Harbor ended isolationism in US
Containment (Anti-Appeasement)
Reaction to appeasement of Hitler in Munich
Containment (Anti-Appeasement)
Postwar policy to resist Soviet expansion
Containment (Anti-Appeasement)
What Paradigm is used from 1970 to today
Disengagement (Vietnam)
Reaction to military deficit and political disaster to Paradigm
Disengagement (Vietnam)
While containment was the correct view, what didn’t it work?
The US didn’t try hard enough
What were critics opinions of isolation
Containment was wrong and isolation should be adopted
When is Human Rights used?
At all times
Describe the prevent to genocide during Human Rights
The mass murder of people usually of a race or ethnicity
Where was human rights applied
Evenly everywhere but Africa
The National Security Act of 1947 created what department
Department of Defense
When in the position of defense, army, navy, air force, you can’t be in what position
You can’t be an active military member
Only what position can hold military members in the National Security Act 1947
Joint Chief of Staff
What are the 2 reasons for a separation of uniform and service
- Fear the unified military will be too powerful
- Desire of services to preserve the autonomy
The Goldwater Nichols Act created what staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
What is composed of uniformed head of each service
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Who appoints and confirms the JCS Chair
Appointed by president, approved by senate
True/False
JCS have the command authority over troops
False
