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11 Cards in this Set
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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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isolationsism
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The op inion that the united States should withdraw from world affairs
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Containment
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The belief that the United States should resist the expansion of aggressive nations, especially the former Soviet Union
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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 aviod supposedly similar events
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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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Polarization
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A deep and wide conflict over some government policy
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military-industrial complex
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An alleged alliance between militarty leaders and corporate leaders
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cost overruns
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When the money actually paid to military suppliers exceeds the estimated cost
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gold plating
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The tendency of Pentagon officials to ask weapons contractors to meet excessively high requirements
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bipolar world
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A political landscape with two superpowers
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unipolar world
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A poitical landscape with one superpower
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