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10 Cards in this Set
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bipolar world
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a political landscape with 2 superpowers
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containment
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the belief that the United States whould resist the expansion of aggressive nations, especially the former Soviet Union
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cost overruns
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when the money actually pain to military suppliers exceeds the estimated costs
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disengagement
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the belief that the United States was harmed by its war in Vietnam and so should avoid supposedly similar events
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gold plating
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the tendenccy of Pentagon officials to ask weapons contractors to meet excessively high requirements
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human rights
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the view that we should try to improve the lives of people in other countries
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isolationism
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the opinion that the United States should withdraw from world affairs
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military-industrial complex
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an alleged alliance between military leaders and corporate leaders
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polarization
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a deep and wide conflict over some government policy
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worldviews
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a comprehensive opinion of how the united states should respond to world problems
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