New Notes October 29, 2014 Flashcards
In the Korean War the____aided pro-American South Korea when it was invaded by Communist North Korea.
U.S.
_____ saw the invasion of South Korea as expansionism by the Soviet Union and sent American troops there under UN sponsorship.
Truman
______ war the United States committed troops for many years to fight on the side of the South Vietnamese government against Communists N. Vietnam.
The Vietnam War
In 1989 the _____ dividing Communist East Germany from the democratic West Germany was torn down by demonstrators.
Berlin Wall
U.S. troops were sent to hot spots across the globe while _______ called on the U.S. to stay involved in world politics to protect American trade interests, encourage democracy, and advance human rights.
Policymakers
In 1990 Iraq’s leader _____________, invaded neighboring Kuwait threatening Middle Eastern of supplies.
Saddam Hussein
These actions included a program of inspections aimed at preventing Iraq from developing weapons of ____ _____
Mass Distruction
During the 1990’s Saddam Hussein kept tension high by failing to cooperate with ____________
UN-mandated inspections
Throughout the 1990’s ______ _____sent U.S. forces to several places in attempts to maintain political order and protect humanitarian interests.
President Clinton
In 1992 American troops join a multi-nation force in Somalia to protect___ _____ operating during a Civil War.
Relief Organizations
In 1994 American troops preserved order in Haiti when their ______ was forced to flee the country.
President
In 1995 _____and _____allies intervened to end ethnic warfare among Croats, Serbs, and Muslims resulting from the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
American and NATO
In 1999, American and NATO air power and troops forced _________ to withdraw from the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo.
Serbian Troops
The___ and ____ ____ identified the attack as the work of Al-Qaeda, a global network of Islamic terrorists whose leaders were based in Afghanistan.
FBI and intelligence sources
___ ___ __ ___ quickly announced that a and war on terrorism would become the focus of his administration.
President George W. Bush
The ____ _____framework states that preemption should replace containment and deterrence as the foundation American strategy.
Bush Administrations
______ means that the US will strike first with military force against any terrorist groups or rogue states that might threaten the nation with weapons of mass destruction.
Preemption
President Bush implied_____ in March 2003 when the US and a coalition of others removed the government of Saddam Hussein.
Preemption
In December 2003, ___ ____ would be captured.
Saddam Hussein
The _____of the constitution attempted to divide the responsibility for foreign affairs between the president and Congress.
Framers
The president derives power to formulate foreign policy from two sources:
The constitution lists certain presidential powers related to foreign policy.
As the head of the world’s superpower, the president functions as an important world leader.
The ______ grants the president the power to be the commander in chief of the nation’s military forces.
Constitution
The president may send ___, ____, and ____or may even use nuclear weapons anywhere in the world, without congressional approval.
Troops, ships, and planes
In addition, Article ___, Section ___ grants the president certain diplomatic powers.
2 and 2
The president appoints _______, who represents the nation in diplomatic matters.
Ambassadors
By receiving these ambassadors, the president gives ___ ____ to that government.
Formal Recognition
_____ to receive an ambassador, the president can withhold diplomatic recognition of a foreign government.
Refusing
Formal Recognition of a government’s vital because it qualifies that government to receive ____ and ___ ___ ___ ____.
Economic and other forms of aid
Article 11, Section 2 also gives the president power to make ____.
Treaties
A _____ is a formal agreement between the governments of two or more nations’.
Treaty
As head of state, the president plays an important part in controlling ___ ____.
Foreign Policy
The president has the final responsibility for _____foreign policy.
Establishing
Two cabinet departments make foreign policy a full time concern:
Department of Defense
Department of State
The__ ___ ___supervises all the diplomatic activities of the American government.
Secretary of State
The secretary of state carries on diplomacy at the ___ _____.
Highest Level
He/she frequently travels to ____ _____for important negotiations with head of state and represents the US at major international conference.
Foreign Capitals
The secretary of defense supervises the ____ _____ of the United States government.
Military Activities
The president receives ___ and _____ from the secretary of defense on the nation’s military forces, weapons, and bases.
Information and Advice
The national security adviser is the director of the _____ ____ _____ (____) plays a major role in foreign affairs.
National Security Council (NSC)
__ ___ ____ was the first woman to be chosen as national security adviser.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice
The task of gathering and coordinating this information is primarily the responsibility of the ____ ____ ____.
Central Intelligence Agency
The National Security Act established the ____and defined its duties in 1947.
CIA
Today the CIA under the direction of the National Security Council, coordinates the ___ ______ of other agencies.
Intelligence Activites
The CIA also safeguards ___ ___ ___and ____ ____ ____ that the council authorities.
Top Secret Information and Conducts Intelligence Operations
