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al-Qaeda
Islamic terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks and other actions against US interests
Berlin Wall
Barrier built in 1961 to separate democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin
Bretton Woods System
Post-WW2 international financial system creating the World Bank and IMF
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
US agency for intelligence gathering and covert operations
Cold War
Period of rivalry between the US and Soviet Union
collective security
Concept that an attack on one country is an attack on all
containment
US policy opposing Soviet expansion with military, economic, and political means
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 confrontation over missiles in Cuba
defense policy
Strategies a country uses to protect itself
Department of Defense
Executive branch department for US defense policy
Department of Homeland Security
Cabinet department for domestic security post-9/11
Department of State
Executive branch department for US foreign policy
détente
Improved US-Soviet relations in the 1970s
deterrence
Military strategy using force to prevent conflicts
European Union
Political organization uniting 28 European countries
Farewell Address
George Washington's warning to preserve the republic
foreign policy
Policy for building relationships with other countries
foreign-policy idealism
Countries act to advance values and principles
foreign-policy realism
Countries act to protect economic and security interests
free trade system
International trade system limiting government interference
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Post-WW2 treaty promoting free trade
global war on terror
International action post-9/11 to combat terrorism
Gulf War
1990-1991 conflict reversing Iraq's occupation of Kuwait
human rights
Protection of basic freedoms and needs
International Monetary Fund
Organization stabilizing international currency transactions
Iraq War
2003-2011 conflict involving US-led invasion of Iraq
Iron Curtain
Term for the divide between capitalist West and communist East
ISIS
Terrorist organization controlling parts of Syria and Iraq
isolationism
US policy of avoiding alliances with foreign powers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Military advisory body including top military officials
Korean War
1950-1953 civil war between South and North Korea
League of Nations
Diplomatic organization aiming to prevent wars
manifest destiny
Belief in US expansion across North America
Marshall Plan
US aid program for western Europe post-WW2
military-industrial complex
Network of defense industries, armed forces, and Congress
Monroe Doctrine
US opposition to European political control in the Western Hemisphere
National Security Council
White House agency advising on foreign policy
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Agreement promoting trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Military treaty for collective security
protectionism
Trade policy limiting foreign goods
Reagan Doctrine
Reagan administration's anti-communist commitment
Roosevelt Corollary
US responsibility for stability in Latin America and the Caribbean
September 11
9/11 attacks
strategic trade policy
Government policy supporting key industries
tariffs
Taxes on imported goods
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Agreement to lower tariffs and protect intellectual property
Truman Doctrine
US anti-communist policy during the Cold War
UN Security Council
UN body authorizing peacekeeping and military action
United Nations
Multilateral diplomatic organization founded in 1945
Vietnam War
Civil war in Vietnam
War Powers Resolution
Limits on presidential troop deployment without Congress approval
World Bank
Organization providing loans for economic projects
World Trade Organization (WTO)
International organization supervising and expanding trade
World War I
Global conflict from 1914-1918
World War II
Global conflict from 1939-1945
Afghanistan War
a military conflict begun in 2002 in which a US-led international coalition invaded Afghanistan
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