Chapter 20 Flashcards

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agreement that provided for the dismantling of all Soviet and American medium and short-range missiles and established in site inspection procedure

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Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987

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a clearing house for member nations to discuss monetary issues and develop international plans and policies to deal with monetary issues

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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United States foreign policy between WWI and II, which resulted in the US staying out of European affairs

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isolationism

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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

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manifest destiny

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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

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new world order

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agreement that called for dramatic reductions of tariffs among the US, Canada, and Mexico

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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agreement that banned atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons

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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963

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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

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partnership for peace

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a campaign theme of Warren Harding referring to a belief that the United States should turn inward after WWI

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return to normalcy

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agreement signed by President Nixon in 1972 that resulted in the first arms reductions since the nuclear age began

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talk (SALT) Treaty

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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

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972

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treaty between the United States and Russia that agreed to major reductions in their nuclear arsenals

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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) of 1991

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policy that supported people in Greece and Turkey in resisting communism after WWII

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Truman Doctrine

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SC case - can’t tax national bank

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McCulloch v Maryland

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federal steamboat license

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Gibbons v Ogden

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