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Isolationism
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Avoidance of involvement in foreign affairs
Expectation that foreign governments would not interfere with the Americas No large permanent military force |
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Monroe Doctrine
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If other countries in europe tried to settle in america we have the right to ass fuck them... put simply
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Interventionism
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direct actions/aggression beyond U.S. boundaries
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Exceptions to the isolationism
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continuous aggression with the natives and all there land
mexican-american war spanish-american war WWI |
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Spanish-American War
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U.S uses its navy to defeat Spain, acquire Puerto Rico and Philippiness as colonies
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World War 1
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U.S. intervention decisive (followed by return to isolationism)
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World War 2
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U.S. at first resists involvement, pearl harbor gets fucked my Japanese, so we decide now is a good time to jump in on the action so we buddy up with russia to kick ass. U.S. and Russia left the war as the two biggest powers.
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Post WWII
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Russia take over Eastern Europe and threatens to take over the world.. that when all that shit with the "communist Bloc.." and Iron Curtain
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Iron Curtain
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symbolized the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989
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The "Cold War"
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Battle of threats, words, and military buildups. U.S. and friends pursue "containment" policy. Leads to U.S. involvement in koreas shit
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Ulimate Deterrent
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MAD (Mutually assured destruction)`
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MAD
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Basically, they were going to both end up killing eachother and that means no one wins so they said fuck it (They being the U.S and U.S.S.R. in the arms race) Remember, it aint a scene its a god damn arms race. heh:)
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End of the Cold War
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USSR disintegrated CUZ WE'RE AMERICA FUCK YEA (and because the long war in afghanistan was very costly)
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Department of State
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Carries out diplomatic relations
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Department of Defense
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Maintains national military forces
Joint Chiefs of Staff (top military advisers to President) |
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National Security Council
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President’s personal staff of national security experts
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Central Intelligence Agency
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They do all kinds of secret things
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Congress has the power to
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-Declare War
-Establish "land and naval" forces -Make rules regarding captures -makes rules for government |
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President
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Commander in Chief
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How many times had congress declared war?
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5 times
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Budget Deficit
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When annual expenditures exceed annual revenues
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Budget Surplus
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When annual revenues exceed annual expenditures. But that doesnt happen often ..
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National Debt
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over 8,000,000,000,000 and growing fast
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How do we get around the debt limit?
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Congress votes to raise the debt ceiling in a way that won't get noticed
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Entitlements
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a program with eligibility criteria; meet the criteriia and you are automatically entitled to the benefits such as social security, medicare, jobless benefits
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