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18 Cards in this Set
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Domestic Affairs
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All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs.
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Foreign Affairs
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A nation's relationship with other countries.
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Isolationism
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A purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world.
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Foreign Policy
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A group of policies made up of all the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries; everything a nation's government says and does in world affairs.
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Right of Legation
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The right to send and receive diplomatic representatives.
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Ambassador
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The officials representatives of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy.
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Diplomatic Immunity
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When an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited.
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Espionage
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Spying
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Terrorism
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The use of violence to intimidate a government or society.
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Draft
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Conscription, or compulsory military service.
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Collective Security
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The keeping of international peace and order.
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Deterrence
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The policy of making America and its allies so militarily strong that their very strength will discourage, or prevent, any attack.
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Cold War
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A period of more than 40 years during which relationships between the two superpowers were at least tense, and often hostile. A time of threats and military build up.
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Containment
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A policy based in the belief that if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its internal weaknesses.
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Detente
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A relaxation of tensions.
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Foreign Aid
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Economic and military aid to other countries.
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Regional Security Alliance
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Treaties in which the U.S. and other countries involved have agreed to take collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world.
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UN Security Council
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A 15 - member panel which bears the UN's major responsibility for keeping international peace.
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