Ch. 23: Making Foreign & Defense Policy

What is foreign policy?

• a country’s relations with other nations

• international trade policy

• sending diplomats to global conferences

• protection of overseas interests

The goals of U.S. foreign policy during the cold war was to... (choose 2)

• prevent the extension of communism rule to any other country

• to spread communism to other countries

• containment

• Perestroika

What is the term for "managing relationships between countries"?

• diplomacy

• treaty

• Diplomacy

• military force

US Diplomats...(CHOOSE MULTIPLE)

• support prosperity

• negotiators who promote peaceare

• are specialists that represent America and US interests abroad

• protect American citizens abroad

• help lead the military

Diplomatic work is mainly handled by who?

• Department of Defense

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of State

• The CIA

A penalty a nation imposes on another nation for breaking an agreement.

• espionage

• treaty

• sanctions

• diplomatic immunity

The events in one's home country.

• internationalism

• domestic policy

• foreign policy

• isolationaism

Discussion with the goal of reaching an agreement.

• mediation

• negotiations

• conversations

• TED Talks

What is an embargo?

• peace treaty

• a ban on trade between nations

• escargot

• an agreement between nations

True or False: A goal of US foreign policy is to promote democracy everywhere.

• True

• False