Chapter 16: Foreign Policy

A belief that America should not involve itself in the quarrels of Europeans and Asia and should pursue a plocy of military nonintervention

Efforts to pursue national objectives beyond the geographic boundaries of the nation by engaging either diplomatically or militarily with one or more for even nations or multinational organizations

A foreign policy perspective that concludes that America’s interest in peace abroad and liberty at hone requires its permenant involvement in world affairs

An era of intense ideological tension between the soviet union and its allies lasting from roughly the end of world war II to the collapse of the solviet union in 1991

A policy proclaimed by president Harry Truman in 1947, in which the United states would oppose the expansion ofcommunisim anywhere in the world

A multibillion-dollar American program begun after World War II for the economic rehabilitation of western Europe

Multinational organization formed in 1949 to provide for mutual defense against foreign attacks

A French word meaning “relaxation” that was applied to Solviet-American relations in the early 1970s

Proclaimed by president Nixon in 1969,a policy stipulating that the United States will support its allies with economic and military aid but that the allies should provide the bulk of the man power for their own defense

Responsible for the routine daily functions of foreign policy, that represents the United States, abroad, it is involved in international negotiations, supervises foreign aid and programs, promotes cultural and educational exchange, and makes policy recommendations to the president

Agency of the state department that coordinates economic assistance programs

An agency of the State Department that directs overseas information programs

Agency, established by the National Security Act of 1947, that is responsible for gathering information and coordinating foreign intelligence operations in the federal government

Established by the National Security Act of 1947 responsible for formulating military policy and maintaining the armed forces

Headshot the various armed services and their chair that advise the president and the secretary of defense on important military questions

Large companies in that carry on business in two or more countries simultaneously

The Pentagon, defense contractors, unions in the defense industry, members of Congress whose states or districts receive considerable military funds, and academic strategies whose work is funded by the military

The effort of protecting United States soil, particularly from foreign or terrorist attack

anions whose standard of living lags far behind that of the industrialized states

A specialized agency of the United Nations designed to promote international monetary cooperation

a specialized agency of the United Nation that makes loans to poorer nations for economic development