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15 Cards in this Set
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MAD
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Mutually Assured Destruction
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Containment
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-A check of any soviet advance
-Dont want to provoke or appease -Created proxies like Cuba |
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Truman Doctrine
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-Put Containment in operation
-Obligation to police world -Milestone in foreign policy -gave American conflicts legitimacy |
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Marshall Plan
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Commencement speech which funneled foreign aid funds to eastern european countries so they might sympathize with US instead of USSR
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Brinksmanship
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idea of provoking USSE because if not, they will get stronger.
-Dulles was big proponent |
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Domino Theory
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if one part of world submits to communism, others will too, inevitably
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NCS-68
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suggested that military increases were vital for containment. Military increased in budget, arms, etc.
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Neodomesticity
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A return back to the home life during the Great Depression. Feminism is very cyclical.
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Great Society
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Idea of building on New Deal to bring as much prosperity to as many Americans as possible. Medicare, War on Poverty, etc.
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New Federalism
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Return power to states and people, under Nixon
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Realpolitik
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Country should determine foreign policy in terms of self-interest and power. Kissinger was proponent.
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Democratic Leadership Council
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Clinton formed it, focused on modernizing the democratic party by making it more moderate
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Fiscal Discipline
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Make sure that the only money thats spent is money thats actually possessed. No deficit spending.
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Contract With America (1994)
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Newt Gingrich and company created a series of plans that they promised to impliment if they were given power in the House of Representatives. They took control of both.
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NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement. USA, Mexico, Canada.
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