Quarter 4 Vocab (ALL)

An agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries

• United nations (UN)

• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam (supported by China) and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam (supported by the US)

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

• War On Terror/Afghanistan

• Korean War

An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters

• Red Cross/Crescent

• Ambassador/diplomat

• NAFTA

  (North American Free Trade Agreement)

• World Health Organization

  (WHO)

When one person sues another, usually for money

• Civil Law

• Juvenile Law

• Military Law

• Criminal Law

An economic system based on private ownership of property (capital)

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Communism

• Socialism

Objectives were to end the safe haven for Al Qaeda terrorists and to end the Taliban's reign

• War on Terror/Afghanistan

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Cold War

The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Iran Hostage Crisis

Plans for dealing with national problems

• Diplomacy

• Foreign Policy

• Domestic Policy

• Sanctions

a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries

• Diplomacy

• Foreign Policy

• Executive Agreement

• Treaty

an international body that enforces agreements that reduce barriers to international trade

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  (NATO)

• Non Governmental Organization

  (NGO)

• United Nations

  (UN)

• World Trade Organization

  (WTO)