Development f Foreign Policy Flashcards
protection of a nation’s borders and territories against invasion or control by foreign powers
National Security
main goal of American foreign policy
Preserve the security of the US
______ ______ consists of the strategies and goals that guide a nation’s relations with other countries and groups in the world
Foreign Policy
In today’s, global economy national security means more than
Military Defense
Basic goals of US foreign policy: (2)
Maintaining trade with other nations and preserving access to necessary natural resources
Generally, the US supports trade that is free from both _____ and ______ restrictions
Export and Import
American leaders also work for _____ ______ because they believe it helps the nation avoid outside conflicts and aids national security
World Peace
The rise of ____ _____, along with other terrorist attacks, have made the goal of world peace an even greater challenge
Terrorist Groups
The US aids democratic nations and helps others create democratic political systems like
South Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan
The US has responded by providing ____, _____, and ______ for humanitarian reasons
Aid
food, medical supplies, and technical support
Until the late 1800’s, American foreign policy was based on _______
Isolationism
______ is the avoidance of involvement in world affairs
Isolationism
In 1823 POTUS James Monroe announced a new foreign policy called the ______ _______
Monroe Doctrine
the _____ ______ began to look for world markets for its products and for new sources of raw materials
Monroe Doctrine
The US leaders of the time believed the nation needed to expand and acquire a _____ _____
Colonial Power
1898, the US fought in the _____ ______
Spanish American War
As a result of the Spanish American War, the US acquired ______ ________, _______, and ______ _______
Philippine Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico
The US was now a major power in the _______, as well as the _______ _____ and _____ _______
Caribbean, as well as the Pacific region and East Asia
______ began in Europe in 1914
WW1
Since WW2, US ____ _____, has been based on internationalism
Foreign Policy
US govt. leaders viewed the power of the Soviet Union as a threat to _____ _______
National Security
In 1949, Chinese Communists seized control of _____
China
_____ _____ was a war of words and ideologies rather than violence
Cold War
With the threat of expanding communism, the US drew upon the ideas of ____ _____, an American diplomat and expert on Soviet history and culture
George F. Kenan
US would create a policy known as ______
Containment
_________ was the policy designed to keep the USSR from expanding its powers
Containment
POTUS Harry Truman announced what later became known as the _____ _______, in a speech in 1947
Truman Doctrine
Months later the _____ _____, provided badly needed economic aid for wartorn europe
Marshall Plan
Cold War tensions and fears also led to an ______ _____
Arms Race
The Cold War policy of containment drew the US into 2 wars: _____ and _____
Vietnam and Korea
In the Korean War, the US aided Pro USA _____ _____ when it was invaded by communist North Korea
South Korea
Truman saw the invasion of SK as expansionism by the USSR and sent US troops there under __ _______
UN Sponsorship
In the ______ ______, the US committed troops for many years to fight on the side of the South Vietnamese govt. against Communist N. Vietnam
Vietnam War
In 1989, the ____ _____, dividing Communist East Germany, from democratic West Germany was torn down by demonstrators
Berlin Wall
Policymakers called on the US to stay involved in world politics to protect __ __________, ______ ______, and _______________
US trade interests, encourage democracy, and advance human rights
In 1990, Iraq’s leader _______ ______ invaded ____ threatening Middle Eastern oil supplies
Saddam Hussein
Kuwauit
Throughout the 90s _____ _____ sent US forces to several places in attempts to maintain political order and protect humanitarian interests
Bill Clinton
In 1992, US troops join a multi- nation force in _______ to protect relief organizations operating during a civil war
Somalia
In 94, US troops preserved order in ______ then their President was forced to flee the country
Haiti
In 95, NATO and US allies intervened to end ethnic warfare among the _____, _____, and _______ resulting from the breakup of the former _______
Croats, Serbs, and Muslims
Yugoslavia
In 99, US troops and NATO air power and troops forced Serbian troops to withdraw from the Yugoslavian province of ______
Kosovo
9/11 -The FBI and intelligence sources identified the attack on the trade centers as the work of ________
al- Qaeda
________ is a global network of Islamic terrorists whose leaders were based in Afghan.
al- Qaeda
______ ________ quickly announced that a war on terrorism would become the focus of his administration
George W. Bush
The Bush administrations framework states that _______ should replace _______ and ________ as the foundation American strategy
Preemption
Containment and Deterrence
_______ means that US will strike first with military force against any terrorist group or rogue states that might threaten the nation with weapons of mass destruction
Preemption
POTUS Bush applied preemption in March 2003 when the US and a coalition of others removed the govt. of _____ ______
Saddam Hussein
December of 2003, Saddam Hussein was ______
Captured
Since WW2, US foreign policy has been based on ________
Internationalism
