Development f Foreign Policy Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
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protection of a nation’s borders and territories against invasion or control by foreign powers

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National Security

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main goal of American foreign policy

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Preserve the security of the US

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______ ______ consists of the strategies and goals that guide a nation’s relations with other countries and groups in the world

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Foreign Policy

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In today’s, global economy national security means more than

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Military Defense

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5
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Basic goals of US foreign policy: (2)

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Maintaining trade with other nations and preserving access to necessary natural resources

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6
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Generally, the US supports trade that is free from both _____ and ______ restrictions

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Export and Import

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American leaders also work for _____ ______ because they believe it helps the nation avoid outside conflicts and aids national security

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World Peace

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The rise of ____ _____, along with other terrorist attacks, have made the goal of world peace an even greater challenge

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Terrorist Groups

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The US aids democratic nations and helps others create democratic political systems like

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South Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan

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The US has responded by providing ____, _____, and ______ for humanitarian reasons

Aid

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food, medical supplies, and technical support

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11
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Until the late 1800’s, American foreign policy was based on _______

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Isolationism

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______ is the avoidance of involvement in world affairs

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Isolationism

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13
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In 1823 POTUS James Monroe announced a new foreign policy called the ______ _______

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Monroe Doctrine

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14
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the _____ ______ began to look for world markets for its products and for new sources of raw materials

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Monroe Doctrine

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The US leaders of the time believed the nation needed to expand and acquire a _____ _____

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Colonial Power

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1898, the US fought in the _____ ______

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Spanish American War

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17
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As a result of the Spanish American War, the US acquired ______ ________, _______, and ______ _______

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Philippine Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico

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18
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The US was now a major power in the _______, as well as the _______ _____ and _____ _______

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Caribbean, as well as the Pacific region and East Asia

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19
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______ began in Europe in 1914

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WW1

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20
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Since WW2, US ____ _____, has been based on internationalism

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Foreign Policy

21
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US govt. leaders viewed the power of the Soviet Union as a threat to _____ _______

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National Security

22
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In 1949, Chinese Communists seized control of _____

23
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_____ _____ was a war of words and ideologies rather than violence

24
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With the threat of expanding communism, the US drew upon the ideas of ____ _____, an American diplomat and expert on Soviet history and culture

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George F. Kenan

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US would create a policy known as ______
Containment
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_________ was the policy designed to keep the USSR from expanding its powers
Containment
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POTUS Harry Truman announced what later became known as the _____ _______, in a speech in 1947
Truman Doctrine
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Months later the _____ _____, provided badly needed economic aid for wartorn europe
Marshall Plan
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Cold War tensions and fears also led to an ______ _____
Arms Race
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The Cold War policy of containment drew the US into 2 wars: _____ and _____
Vietnam and Korea
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In the Korean War, the US aided Pro USA _____ _____ when it was invaded by communist North Korea
South Korea
32
Truman saw the invasion of SK as expansionism by the USSR and sent US troops there under __ _______
UN Sponsorship
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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
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In 1989, the ____ _____, dividing Communist East Germany, from democratic West Germany was torn down by demonstrators
Berlin Wall
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Policymakers called on the US to stay involved in world politics to protect __ __________, ______ ______, and _______________
US trade interests, encourage democracy, and advance human rights
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In 1990, Iraq’s leader _______ ______ invaded ____ threatening Middle Eastern oil supplies
Saddam Hussein | Kuwauit
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Throughout the 90s _____ _____ sent US forces to several places in attempts to maintain political order and protect humanitarian interests
Bill Clinton
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In 1992, US troops join a multi- nation force in _______ to protect relief organizations operating during a civil war
Somalia
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In 94, US troops preserved order in ______ then their President was forced to flee the country
Haiti
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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
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In 99, US troops and NATO air power and troops forced Serbian troops to withdraw from the Yugoslavian province of ______
Kosovo
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9/11 -The FBI and intelligence sources identified the attack on the trade centers as the work of ________
al- Qaeda
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________ is a global network of Islamic terrorists whose leaders were based in Afghan.
al- Qaeda
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______ ________ quickly announced that a war on terrorism would become the focus of his administration
George W. Bush
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The Bush administrations framework states that _______ should replace _______ and ________ as the foundation American strategy
Preemption | Containment and Deterrence
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_______ 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
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POTUS Bush applied preemption in March 2003 when the US and a coalition of others removed the govt. of _____ ______
Saddam Hussein
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December of 2003, Saddam Hussein was ______
Captured
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Since WW2, US foreign policy has been based on ________
Internationalism