Chapter 19 Flashcards
treaty wherein America and the Soviet Union agreed to limit antiballistic missile sites and interceptor missiles
Antiballistic Missile Treaty of 1972
going close to the edge of an all out war in order to contain communism
brinksmanship
an era of American foreign policy lasting from the end of World War II (1945) to the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) where American policy was defined as containment of communism
Cold war
agreement to form through treaties mutual defense arrangements, such as NATO, which guarantee that if one nation is attacked, other nations will come to its defense
collective security
official foreign policy of the United States between 1945 and 1991 that was predicated on stopping the spread of communism
containment
a foreign policy started by Nixon and supported by Reagan that resulted in an improvement of relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold war
detente
suggestion that if one country fell to communism, others would fall like dominoes
domino theory
doctrine that stated readiness to use armed forces to aid Middle Eastern countries threatened by communist aggression
Eisenhower Doctrine
refers to a country exporting more than they import
favorable balance of trade
agreement wherein new trade barriers should be avoided by member nations, existing tariffs should be eliminated, and protective tariffs should be used only for emergency situations
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
the degree of linkage among the community of nations
global interdependence
a foreign policy established by Franklin Roosevelt that aimed at improving relations with Latin America
good neighbor policy
agreement that called for destruction of a large part of the most dangerous nuclear warheads, the intermediate range missiles
Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty
