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Foreign Policy Flashcards

1
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Consists of the strategies and goals that guide a nation’s relations with other countrie and groups in the world

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Foreign policy

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2
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Protection of a nation’s borders and territories against invasion or control by foreign powers

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National Securities

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3
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____________ and _____________ need foreign markets in which to sell their goods

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Factories; farms

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4
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Avoidance of involvement in world affairs

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Isolationism

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5
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Made the goal of world peace an even greater challenge

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Terrorist groups

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6
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What is the basis of the US foreign policy?

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Maintaining trade and preserving access to natural resources

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7
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The US supports trade that is free from ___________?

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Export and import restrictions

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8
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Until the late 1800s, US foreign policy was based on ______________

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Isolationism

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9
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In 1823 James Monroe announced a new foreign policy known as _____________, which expanded our economy

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Monroe Doctrine

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10
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The US tries to help settle disputes and has even supplied _____________ aid to at-risk countries

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Economic

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11
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US leaders in the 1800s believed that the US needed to expand and acquire a ______________

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Colonial Empire

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12
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What countries did the US acquire after the Spanish American War?

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Philippine Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico

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13
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What drew the US into WW2?

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Pearl Harbor

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14
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The policy designed to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its powers is known as ___________

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Containment

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15
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The war between the US and the Soviet Union that was a war of ideologies and words

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Cold War

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16
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The US remained _____________ when WW2 began

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Neutral

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17
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Between 1945 and 1949, the Soviet Union gained control over ____________________ countries

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Eastern European

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18
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American diplomat and expert on Soviet history and culture; Helped to create the containment policy

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George F. Kennan

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19
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What was the policy of the US after WW2?

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Internationalism

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20
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What year did the Soviet Union take control of North Korea?

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1949

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21
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Provided badly needed economic aid for war-torn western Europe

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Marshall Plan

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22
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What 2 wars were the US drawn into by the Cold War policy of containment?

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Korea and Vietnam

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23
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Who tore down the Berlin Wall between East Germany and West Germany in 1989?

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Demonstrators

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24
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Who sponsored the US sending troops into Korea?

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UN

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25
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What did Truman see the invasion of South Korea as?

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Expansionism

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26
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Global network of Islamic terrorists whose leaders are based in Afghanistan

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al-Qaeda

27
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Who supervises military actions of the US?

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Secretary of Defense

28
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Who supervises foreign relations of the US?

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Secretary of State

29
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What must the US do to recognize a foreign country as a state?

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Accept an ambassador

30
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Established the CIA and defined its duties

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National Security Act

31
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Who directs the CIA?

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National Security Council

32
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Who is the director of the National Security Council and plays a major role in foreign affairs?

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National security advisors

33
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Determines what policies are to be followed

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President

34
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Controls the power to declare war and appropriate money

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Congress

35
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How many times has congress exercised the power to declare war?

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5

36
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Smallest cabinet level department in terms of employees, originally known as the Department of Foreign Affairs; First executive department

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Department of State

37
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Who is the current secretary of state?

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John Kerry

38
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Largest of all executive depts. in terms of money spent and employees

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Department of Defense

39
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The secretary of state is ____ in line for presidential succession

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4th

40
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_____ assistant secretaries direct the ______ geographical bureaus of the State Dept

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6

41
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An ambassador is appointed by the president and must be confirmed by the ___________

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Senate

42
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The US maintains offices known as __________ in major cities of foreign nations

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Consulates

43
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A ___________ heads each consulate

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Consul

44
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Who was the leader of Iraq in 1990?

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Saddam Hussein

45
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What country was invaded by Iraq putting Middle Eastern Oil industry at risk?

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Kuwait

46
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In 1994, american soldiers preserved order in __________ when their president had to flee the country

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Haiti

47
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Throughout the 90s _______________ sent US troops to several places in an attempt to maintain political order

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Bill Clinton

48
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The UN inspections of Iraq were to keep Iraq from developing __________________

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

49
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Special document issued by the govt of the country that a person wishes to enter

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Visa

50
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Document issued to Americans traveling abroad by the State Department

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Passport

51
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Founded after WW2 and military reorganization, would 2 years later become the DOD

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National Security Establishment

52
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Who was the first woman selected to be National Security advisor?

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Condoleeza Rice

53
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Formal agreement between the govts of two or more nations

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Treaty

54
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The framers of the Constitution attempted to divide the responsibility for foreign affairs between the __________ and ______________

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President and Congress

55
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What checked the president’s powers by stating that a president could not send troops into another nation for more than 60 days with approval from Congress?

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War Powers Act of 1973

56
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What does MFN stand for?

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Most Favored Nation

57
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What country has permanent MFN status?

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China

58
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Pacts between the president and the head of a foreign govt that acts as a treaty, but does not require congressional approval

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Executive Agreements

59
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Founded in 1949 as a mutual defense alliance

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NATO

60
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In 1949 the US signed a treaty establishing the ______________________ which is primarily concerned with promoting economic development in the Americas

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Organization of American States (OAS)

61
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Agreement that involves only 2 nations

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Bilateral treaty

62
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International agreement signed by several nations

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Multilateral treaties

63
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Measures such as withholding loans, arms, or economic aid to force a foreign govt to cease certain activities

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Sanctions

64
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Administers American programs of economic aid

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Agency for International Development

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