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How long have states existed?

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500 years

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A group of people having territory and a government

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State

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A state made up of people who see themselves as distinct

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Nation-state

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Boss of your own turf (state); ruling of an entity over subjects

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Sovereignty

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A group of entities under a sovereign gov. (USA)

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Federation

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A group of sovereign states that combine for political purpose

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Confederation

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Why are most boundaries jagged?

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When states/countries were formed they wanted to add groups of similar religion in the same area

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What is the traditional sphere of influence in relations of states

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History

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What determine behavior

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Goals

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What happens when customs change

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There is a lot of growing pains and confusion

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A nation or state that gives up part sovereignty and shares it with another (marriage)

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Supranational Organization

Ex: European common market (same currency)

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NAFTA; positive and negative

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North America Free Trade Agreement; between us, Mexico, and Canada
Pos-products aren’t as expensive
Neg-cheap labor in Mexico and US products are more expensive because certain regulations

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Belief that all international relations are based on power and that nations seek advantage over each other

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Realism

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Belief that American values of democracy, free market, free speech and equality are universal values that should be upheld around the globe

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Moralism

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Belief that nations should avoid involvement in international conflicts (favored by President G. Bush)

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Isolationism

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Belief that in the value of cooperation among nations (after 9/11)

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Internationalism

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Monroe Doctrine

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Any attempt by European power to extend influence over the Western Hemisphere will viewed as a danger to national security of the United States

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Roosevelt Corollary (addition to Monroe Doctrine)

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US will militarily intervene any chronic wrongdoing towards smaller Western Hemisphere countries

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Truman Doctrine

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US will help any country striving for a democracy (trying to break away from communism)

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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Preservation of Middle Eat is vital (oil) to American national security

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Carter Doctrine

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Threats to the Persian Gulf represent threats to American’s vital interests (location of world’s 70% of oil)

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Reagan Doctrine

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US will fight communism in Central and South America and the Caribbean (sends money and troops to Contras in Iran)

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The domination of one entity over another

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Imperialism

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The domination of one economy over another; or one entity exists for the benefit of the mother country (part of Imperialism)

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Mercantilism

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What drives a Nation-state?
Self-interest
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What is the role of the President
Commander-in-chief, Chief of State, Executive Agreements, attends Summit Meetings, receives Ambassadors, Appoints Ambassadors, and sets Agenda
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Commander-in-chief
Military operations and prepare for war (War power ACT)
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What Presidents declared war
1812:Madison, Mexican:Polk, Spanish-American:McKinley, WW1:Wilson, and WW2:Roosevelt
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ABM
Anti-Bolistic Missiles - missiles that shoot at Bolistic missiles before it hits its target (counter-attack)
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Chief of State
(Acts through the State Department and Secretary of State) negotiates treaties but Senate ratifies them
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Executive Agreements
Agreement between President and leader of another country (does not need approval because it lasts as long as Presidency)
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G-*
Number of people within the Summit Group
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Receives Ambassadors
Applies we recognize a country
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Immunity statues
Ambassadors are absolved from all crime because they may not know the law
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Role of Congress
Treaty approval, confirms Ambassadors and cabinet members, appropriation of power, declare war
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Loop hole in appointing an Ambassador without Congress approval
Appoint Ambassador during Congress's recess and they get the job for two years
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Role of Security Council
(Under Executive Branch) make a decision become involved in world affairs based on self-interest (1947 established), advise President, coordinates policy and conducts policy studies
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Members of Security Council
President, V.P, Sec. of Defense (Chuck Hagel), Sec. of State (John Kerry), head of CIA (John Bremmer), National Security Advisor (Tom Donilon) Attorney General (Eric Holder), Sec. of Commerce(not an official member), and Sec. of Ho eland Sec (Janet Napolitano)
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Negative response to a negative act
Sanction
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Respond in proportion to a negative eye
Reprisal
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No trade or limited trade
Embargo (sanctions) | Ex: Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam (China won' let us)
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Conventional military weapons
Planes, tanks, and infantry
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, biological, and chemical
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Other types of military weapons
EMP (electromagnetic pulse), infrared/microwaves, and sound
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How do AIDS in Africa affect the US
Wealthy people leave which opens up activity for gang lords or terrorists to move in, and use African voting block to put their leaders in power
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American farmers
One who feeds the world that makes so much money to starve his family
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General Assembly
All members of nations each with one vote. An approval is called a resolution but has no teeth to it (merely a suggestion)
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Security Council
15 member nations with only 5 permanent members (US, France, Russia, China, and England)
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UN's collective security
War is not a method to solve problems, and any nation who tries will be combated by the whole world (fractured during WW2)
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UN Resolution 242
Israel must give back the land won in 1967 (Gaza, Golan Heights, West Bank, Sinai)
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Good Officer
Mediator
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Rainforest
US desire for beef, orient desire for wood, nutrients investigation, poor nations desire to pay debt, and earth's air filter
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Peace Keeping vs Peace Making
PK - separate to cool down a little | PM - work out problem (harder)
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Terrorism
Rational behavior for irrational acts (a tactic of the weak)
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What is the purpose of terrorism
To licit a response (free hostages, promote fear)
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Brady Bill
Waiting period before allowed purchase so your background can be checked
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Doolittle raid
Bomb Japan the land China (controlled by Japan)
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Kai-Shek flees to Taiwan
Runs from communist leader Mao Zedong and protect him because of Truman doctrine until 1971
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What separates North Korea from attacking South Korea
DMZ (de-militarized zone:filled with land mines)
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How did Vietnam make peace with China
Ping pong
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Tiananmen Square
Protest communism and was silenced (only works with democracy)

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