17. Foreign Policy and National Defense.
Foreign Affairs and National Security.
Other Foreign and Defense Agencies.
American Foreign Policy Overview.
Foreign Aid and Defense Alliances.
events at home
nation’s relationships with other nations
a purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world
make up of all of the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries – diplomatic, military
the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives
an official representative of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy
not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited
spying
use of violence to intimidate a government or a society, usually for political or ideological reasons
called a conscription or compulsory service
most nations would agree to act together against any nation that threatened the peace
strategy of maintaining the military might of the U.S. at so great a level that very strength will deter or discourage an attack on this country by any hostile power
a period of more than 40 years during which relations between the two superpowers were at least tense and more often than not distinctly hostile
if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its own internal weaknesses
“a relaxation of tensions”
economic and military aid to other countries
mutual defense treaties; take a collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world
15 members (U.S. Britain, France, Russia, China…)
Foreign Policy and National Defense.
The First American Diplomat.
Osama bin Laden.
Voices on Government.
From Here to There.
Civilian Control of the Military.
The Changing Face of the United States Army.
Interpreting Political Cartoons.
Should Women Serve in the Military?
International Ice Patrol (IIP).
Increased Security.
NASA.
Marquis de Lafayette.
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy.
A Hard-Fought Victory.
Niccolo Machiavelli.
West and East Berlin.
Remembering.
Perspectives.
Clean Water.
The NATO Alliance Today.
Division in the Middle East.
United Nation’s Headquarters, New York City.
UNICEF Expenditures by Priorities.
Analyzing Political Cartoons.
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