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31 Cards in this Set
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What is NATO?
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization---> a military alliance amoung many countries
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List the Presidents of the U.S. in order, from WWII to today.
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Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush
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What is NAFTA? What does the acronym stand for?
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North American Free Trade Agreement. Between U.S., Canada, and Mexico that was designed to forster trade amoung the countries. It is one of the most powerful and wide-reaching treaties of the world. It elimated the tariff or taxes on the traded goods.
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What was the Cold War?
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A period after World War II (1945-1989) marked by political tension and an arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States
The Berlin Wall, and Cuban Missle Crisis were both related to the Cold War, as were several other major events in global history. |
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What does the Secretary of State do? Who is he/she?
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The Secretary of State is the official responsible for foreign policy. She is Condeleeza Rice.
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What is the G8? List the member nations.
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The international forum for the eight countries which represent 65% of the world's economy. Includes the U.S. Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Russia.
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What three nations were listed as the "axis of evil" by President Bush?
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Iran, North Korea, and Iraq
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List the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
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U.S., Russia, People's Republic of China, France and United Kingdom
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What nations border Iraq?
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, and Kuwait
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List four major conflicts the U.S. has been involved in since WWII.
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Gulf War, Iraq War, Korean War, and Vietnam War
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What does the term "entangling alliances" mean?
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An entangling alliance is having an alliance with another country that forces a country to take action when a country goes to war.
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What is isolationism?
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A policy of not participating in or withdrawing from international affairs, especially as practised by US governments during the first half of the 20th century.
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What nation was the main "enemy" of the U.S. between 1945 and 1991?
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U.S.S.R
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Compare and contrast Americans' attitude toward war before WWII and after WWII.
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before: isolationist
after: interventalist |
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What does the U.S.S.R stand for?
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.
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What was the policy of containment
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It is being sure communism doesnt spread beyond its already established borders or creates the domino theroy
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Who said, "I hate war"
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FDR
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What is the main reason Japan attacked its neigbors?
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Japan wanted to expand their empire and couldnt do with their low amount of natural resources, but China and Korea had the resources they were looking for.
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On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
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December 7, 1941
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On what date did the U.S declare was on Japan
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December 8, 1941
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What does FDR stand for?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What is conscription?
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an army or military draft; government policy which requires citizens (often just males) to serve in their armed forces
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What was FDR referring to when he used the analogy of "lending a garden hose to a neighbor whose house was on fire"?
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FDR was reffering to the lend-lease program. Britian's house is on fire, don't spread to the U.S., you wouldnt think twice of lending a hose to your neighbor (in this case Britian)
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Who was at the Yalta confernce?
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Stalin, Winston Churchhill, FDR
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Where is Yalta?
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Russia
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What does SEATO stand for?
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Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
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What does CIA stand for?
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Central Intelligence Agency
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What was Eisenhower's nickname?
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Ike
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Name the first satellite launched into space. What nation was it from?
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Sputnik, Russia
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What was the Yalta conference?
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The allies meeting together to determine what Europe would look like after Hitler was defeated (the borders)
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Why was the Soviet Union intent on keepig control of Poland during the Yalta conference ?
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It acted as a buffer state from being invaded by other countries
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