Chapter 20 Flashcards
agreement that provided for the dismantling of all Soviet and American medium and short-range missiles and established in site inspection procedure
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987
a clearing house for member nations to discuss monetary issues and develop international plans and policies to deal with monetary issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United States foreign policy between WWI and II, which resulted in the US staying out of European affairs
isolationism
policy pursued in the early to late 1800s that was based upon the belief that it was God’s will for the United States to expand its borders to the Pacific
manifest destiny
President Bush’s vision for world peace centering around the US taking the lead to ensure that aggression be dealt with by a mutual agreement of the UN, NATO, and other countries acting in concert
new world order
agreement that called for dramatic reductions of tariffs among the US, Canada, and Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
agreement that banned atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963
President Clinton announced in 1993 a policy that allowed for the gradual recognition of new member nations from the former Warsaw Pact and gave the designation of associate status in NATO to Russia
partnership for peace
a campaign theme of Warren Harding referring to a belief that the United States should turn inward after WWI
return to normalcy
agreement signed by President Nixon in 1972 that resulted in the first arms reductions since the nuclear age began
Strategic Arms Limitation Talk (SALT) Treaty
known as SALT II, the treaty never passed the Senate as a result of Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan; however, in 1968 many of the reductions were carried out by both sides
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972
treaty between the United States and Russia that agreed to major reductions in their nuclear arsenals
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) of 1991
policy that supported people in Greece and Turkey in resisting communism after WWII
Truman Doctrine
SC case - can’t tax national bank
McCulloch v Maryland
federal steamboat license
Gibbons v Ogden