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13 Cards in this Set
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A comprehensive opinion of how the United States should respond to world problems.
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Worldveiws
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The opinion that the United States should withdraw from world affairs.
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Isolationism
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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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Containment
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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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Disengagement
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The view that we should try to improve the lives of people in other countries.
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Human Rights
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A deep and wide conflict over some government policy.
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Polarization
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An alleged alliance between military leaders and corporate leaders.
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Military-Industrial Complex
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When the money actually paid to military suppliers exceeds the estimated costs.
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Cost Overruns
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The tendency of Pentagon officials to ask weapons contractors to meet excessively high requirements.
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gold plating
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A political landscape with two superpowers.
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Bipolar World
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A political landscape with one superpower.
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Unipolar World
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A report required by federal law that assesses the possible effect of a project on the environment if the project is subsidized in whole or in part by federal funds.
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Environmental Impact Statment
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A strategy to improve air and water quality, involving the setting of detailed pollution standards and rules.
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Command-and-Control Strategy
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