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| the ideological, political, and economic impasse that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II |
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| a nation's external goals and the techniques and strategies used to achieve them |
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| the total process by which states carry on political relations with each other; settling conflicts among nations by peaceful means |
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| assistance to other nations in the form of grants, loans, or credits to buy the assisting nation's products |
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| the sending of experts with technical skills in such areas as agriculture, engineering, or business to aid other nations |
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| the steps by which external goals are decided and acted on |
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| foreign and domestic policy designed to protect the independence and political and economic integrity of the U.S.; policy that is concerned with the safety and defense of the nation |
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| national security council (NSC) |
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| a board created by the 1947 Nationsl Security Act to adivse the president on matters of national security |
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| a philosophy that sees all nations as willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct |
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| a philosophy that sees each nation acting principally in its own interest |
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| citizens who openly oppose government foreign policies |
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| the government agencies that are involved in gathering information about the capabilities and intentions of foreign governments and that engage in activities to further U.S. foreign policy aims |
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| this portion of the general public that pays attention to policy isues |
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| military-industrial complex |
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| the mutually beneficial relationship between the armed forces and defense contractors |
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| the policy statement included in President James Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress, which set out 3 principles (1) European nations should not establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere (2) European nations should not intervene in the affairs of independent nations of the Western Hemisphere (3) the U.S. would not interfere in the affaris of European nations |
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| isolationist foreign policy |
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| abstaining from an active role in international affairs or alliances, which characterized U.S. ofreign policy toward Europe during most of the 19th century |
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| the Eatern European countries that installed Communist regimes after World War II |
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| the term used to describe the dividion of Europe between the Soviet Union and the West; popularized by Winston Chruchill in a speech portraying Europe as being divided by an iron curtain, with the nations of Eastern Europe behind the curtain and increasingly under Soviet control |
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| a U.S. diplomatic policy adopted by the Truman administration to build situations of strength around the globe to certain Communist power within its existing boundaries |
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| the policy adopted by President Harry Truman in 1947 to halt Communist expansion in southeastern Europe |
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| a French word meaning the relaxation of tensions. The term characterizes U.S.-Soviet policy as it developed under President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Detente stressed direct cooperative dealings with Cold War rivals but avoided ideological accommodation |
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| strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT I) |
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| A treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to stabalize the nuclear arms competition between the two countries. Talks began in 1969, and agreements were signed on May 26, 1972 |
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| most-favored-nation status |
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| a status granted by an international treaty by which each member nation must treat other members at least as well as it treats the country that receives its most favorable treatment |
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