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US Govt - Foreign Policy

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  • There are FIVE goals of foreign policy. Complete: Providing _____ to people in need
    aid
  • Who is responsible for funding foreign policy resolutions?
    Congress
  • What was the Monroe Doctrine?
    USA wouldn´t stand for european interferance or influence in the Americas
  • What is Idealism?
    Internationalist approach but considers the other country´s interests as well.
  • Name and explain one Diplomatic Tool
    Embassies - representation in other countries; or, Defense Alliance - aid in case of attack; or, Collective Security - keep international peace and order
  • WWI affected the USA foreign policy in THREE ways. Complete: It established the U.S. as a country with __________
    global influence
  • How does Congress check and balance Presidential Foreign Policy power?
    Ratification of treaties, funding (or removal of funding), oversight
  • What is Realism?
    Internationalist approach - cooperation between countries (me first, though)​
  • Name and explain one Economic Tool
    Economic aid - money to developing nations, spread democracy, expand markets; or, Economic Sanctions - restricting imports/exports, trade, financial transaction
  • How can the president go around the congressional approval of a foreign treaty?
    By making an executive agreement
  • Did George Washington endorse (approve of) foreign policy?
    No, he believed the new country needed to focus on itself first
  • There are FIVE goals of foreign policy. Complete: Promoting wold ______ and a healthy _______
    peace.... environment
  • True or False: The USA went into WWI voluntarily, out of empathy for it's friends.
    False - it got DRAGGED in when it was attacked German ships, and German alliance to Mexico
  • There are FIVE goals of foreign policy. Complete: National ____________
    Security
  • What is NeoIsolationism?
    Involvement kept to a minimum. Interference costs long wars and isn't always welcome
  • What is Isolationism?
    Look after domestic issues, stay out of world affairs to avoid war​
  • There are FIVE goals of foreign policy. Complete: Establishing free and open _________
    Trade
  • Did the USA join WW2 voluntarily?
    No - Pearl Harbor...
  • When was the USA truly regarded as an international superpower?
    After Wold War 2
  • There are FIVE goals of foreign policy. Complete: Supporting _________
    democracy
  • WWI affected the USA foreign policy in THREE ways. Complete: It mobilized the ________ to support the war effort
    economy
  • By WWI, what was the United State's foreign policy ideology?
    Isolationism - don´t get involved
  • Name and explain one Military Tool
    Military Action; or, Joint Chiefs of Staff; or, CIA; or, National Security Council
  • Who is the foreign policy leader?
    The president
  • WWI affected the USA foreign policy in THREE ways. Complete: It saw a dramatic expansion in the __________
    US military