Civics: International Affairs

What is a country's strategy for dealing with other countries?

Foreign Policy

What are the four goals in foreign policy for the US?

National security, International trade, World peace, Democracy

What is a plan that includes an overall goal and the kinds of actions that are okay to take?

Policy

What is it called when a country chooses to get involved in other countries' problems?

Internationalism

What is it called when a country focuses on its own problems?

Isolationism

What is it called when you disagree or quarrel with someone?

Conflict

What is it called when you agree or work with someone?

Cooperation

What is it called when countries disagree?

International conflict

What is it called when countries have something to gain by working together?

International cooperation

What are the circumstances that cause something to happen?

Conditions

What are the reasons or goals that cause a country to act?

Motivations

What is it called when a country uses military, political, economic, or a combination of all in a situation?

Actions

What is it when a thing or person affects another thing or person?

Influence

What is it called when a larger country tries to take advantage of a lesser nation?

Imperialism

What is the use of money to affect decision making?

Economic

What is a threat of attack or a promise of protection?

Military

What is a nation's decision process that are affected by things like the internet and tv?

Cultural

What is capitalism?

Means that people own property and can make decisions about what to do with their property.

What is communism?

The government owns property and decides how people can use it.

Which group after WWII supported the idea for democracy and capitalism? What country led this group?

Western allies - US

Which group after WWII supported the idea for communism? What country leads this group?

Eastern allies - Soviet Union

What is a hot war?

Involves fighting

What is a cold war?

Little to no fighting

What was The Cold War?

Discrepancy between US and Soviet Union

What doctrine stated that the US would help aid countries from becoming communist? What kind of influence was it?

Truman Doctrine - economic

What events did the US take part in with action by sending in troops in the 50s and 60s? What type of influence was it?

Vietnam War and Korean War - military

What is a message designed to persuade the listener to think a certain way?

Propaganda

What are groups of people, business, or governments that work together to solve an issue?

Organizations

What is a group that involves the government or people from different countries working together to solve an issue that crosses countries borders?

International Organizations

What are organizations that are formed between governments?

Intergovernmental Organizations

What are groups that work to solve problems around the world but are not connected to any government?

Non governmental organizations (NGOs)

What group is an organization with a goal of keeping peace, developing friendly relationships among countries?

United Nations

What group of countries in Europe and North America have signed a treaty agreeing to protect each other in case of attack?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

What is a treaty?

An agreement between countries

What is the partnership between countries in Europe designed to help them avoid conflict by making them dependent on each other?

European Union

What does the World Health Organization do?

Organization within the UN that works to improve health around the entire world

What does the Red Cross do? What is the Red Crescent?

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies work to help people around the world.

What is an organization that helps poor and middle income countries get money?

The World Bank

What is National Interest?

All the things a country believes would e for its benefit

What are examples of National Interest?

Environment, Water rights, Hunger, Trade

What is deterrence?

Keeping a strong enough military to discourage any attack by a hostile power.

What is unilateral support?

Nation acts along without the assistance or consent of other nations

What is bilateral support?

Nation works conjunction with another nation

What is multilateral?

Nation works conjunction with several nations

What is imperialism?

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

What is manifest destiny?

The idea that America was destined to spread from coast to coast. Went to war with Mexico for rights over Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Name all foreign policy assistance to the government?

-State department
-Defense department
-Intelligence agencies
-National security counsel
-Department of Homeland Security