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International Affairs Flashcards

1
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How did WWII change American foreign policy?

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Moved away from isolationism, and toward armament as a way to prevent future war

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Reason why Norway’s GDP exploded in 1970s

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Hitting oil and then creating a public company instead of a private one

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Australian wealth is built on:

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Friendly immigration laws, mining, booming housing industry, mandatory untaxed retirement fund

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Nazi-Soviet Pact / Hitler-Stalin Pact

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1939 - non-aggression agreement between Germany and Soviet Union, and secretly agreed to split Poland between them

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What set off WWII?

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Germany attacked Poland and then France and Britain declared war on Germany

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Manhattan Project

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r&d program during WWII to make the first nuclear weapons | start of science and US govt working together

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Fascism (3)

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Rooted in supremacy belief, powerful leader, disregard for democracy

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Why did Japan enter WWII?

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Oil shortage, lacked its own resources, taking advantage of conflict in Europe

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The Grand Alliance

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US (FDR), Russia (Stalin), Britain (Churchill)

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Churchill WWII philosophy

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Minimize Britain casualties, maximize prestige

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US WWII strategy

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Isolationist, then send US navy to British water, then directly sending them goods, then negotiations with Japan, then attack from North Africa

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Gestapo

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secret police of Nazi Germany

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Vichy France

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French government that admitted defeat to Germany and then let its be used as a puppet

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What happened to Italy in WWII?

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Allies make their way up from North Africa, Italy opts out, allies topple Mussolini, allies agree to leave government still standing under Badoglio

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US and Britain’s attitude toward Russia during WWII?

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We don’t want them to spread communism all over the place but we really need them for their Red Army

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Casablanca Conference

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US and Britain secure North Africa, reassesses plans for next stage of the war

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17
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Total members of UN Security Council

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15 total members, 5 who are permanent: US, China, Russia, UK, France

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US and Chiang Kaishek’s relationship during WWII

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Lots of funding so he wouldn’t take sides with Japan | you need to reform your corruption, markets, land | can you please reach some kind of agreement with Mao so you guys can fight Japan together? No.

19
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Vietnam’s liberation movement WWII

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Viět Minh (led by Hô Chí Minh) who cooperated with US. But because he was a communist leader, US still put Vietnam back into French hands after the war

20
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What kept Japan from admitting defeat sooner in WWII?

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Needed an honorable way to admit defeat since the culture was to fight to the end | also wanted to keep self-rule

21
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Why drop the atomic bombs instead of letting Russia declare war on Japan first?

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US wanted limited Russian influence in Asia since they were already the main power of Europe, Japan still had resistance and resources left, US public needed retribution

22
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Why was US so respected in the 50s?

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Tendency to take a bully down, ask for nothing in return, and then exit.

23
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Obama hesitation for entering Syrian conflict

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religious/ethnic splits, variety of external factions and funders, causing retaliation, getting sucked into the conflict, inconsistent bipartisan support

24
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Why did Obama enter the Syrian conflict?

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To uphold the international norm against chemical warfare

25
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What non-military methods did Obama use before entering Syrian conflict?

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military backing to opposition groups, pressing their UN allies to push them, economic sanctions

26
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War Powers Resolution

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if congress doesn’t authorize a military operation, the president has to pull out troops within 60 days

27
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Why did the US provide more support against Gaddafi (Libya) than Assad (Syria)?

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Syria’s military was bigger, neighbors hostile, Gaddafi had no allies, American public was tired of war

28
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Yugoslavia

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6 republics that wanted out when the Soviet Union collapsed (Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia…)

29
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Bosnia

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The most ethnically mixed of the Yugoslavian nations. When it declared independence, militant Serbs activated because the leader of Yugoslavia put it in their heads that they’d become minorities in these new republics. Even though they were the dominant ethnic group in Yugoslavia at the time.

30
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Pioneer of Scientific Management

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Frederick Taylor (systemic, procedural analysis of the detailed workflow)

31
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Organizational sociology

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Max Weber, authority of tradition —> authority of law. Efficiency is obtained through clearly defined duties and roles

32
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Countries that prize their strategic autonomy, over EU or NATO principles

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France, Ｈungary, Serbia

33
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VCP general secretary until 2024

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Nguyễn Phú Trọng (winn FOO tng). appeared to lean toward Beijing because his anti-corruption campaign ousted many western thinkers but in 2023 he built new ties with Biden

34
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effects of Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive (2)

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policy paralysis, contract and public fund delays because leaders are scared to act

35
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effects of Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive (2)

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policy paralysis, contract and public fund delays because leaders are scared to act

36
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How do Eastern and Western Europe treat the Balkans?

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Prevent it from being strong, independent, or neutral

37
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How do Eastern and Western Europe treat the Balkans?

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Prevent it from being strong, independent, or neutral

38
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Why did Stalin join the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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He didn’t want to take on Hitler alone and Britain and France refused to ally with him.

39
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American hopes for Eastern Europe after WWII

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A government would be set up in Poland that was both democratic but friendly with Russia

40
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WWII dates

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Sept 1939 - Sept 1045

41
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Why is Poland a strategic country to control?

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It is the passageway from eastern to Western Europe and vice versa

42
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Yalta Conference

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US, UK, Soviet met to discuss how to reorganize postwar Germany and Europe. Stalin “agreed” to all the democratic conditions about Poland but continued suppressing Eastern Europe anyway

43
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Yalta Conference

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US, UK, Soviet met to discuss how to reorganize postwar Germany and Europe. Stalin “agreed” to all the democratic conditions about Poland but continued suppressing Eastern Europe anyway

44
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hegemony

A

huh JEMMA nee

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