| Question | Answer |
| collective security | nations agree to take action with each other if attacked |
| Monroe Doctrine | a foreign policy establisehd in 1823 to isolate Eurpore from the United States |
| National Security Advisor | director of the National Security Council Staff |
| executive agreements | agreement made between president and head of state |
| most-favored-nation | reduces tariff rates on all exports to the nation; can be overturnedby 2/3 congressional vote |
| detene | a relaxation of tensions between nations |
| multilateral treaties | international agreement signed by several nations |
| Secretary of State | head of cabinet; gives president info |
| Secretary of Defense | head of cabinet; gives president info |
| embassy | an ambassador's official residence/office in a foreign country |
| regional security pacts | mutual defense treaty among nations of a region |
| internationalism | involvment in world affairs |
| consulate | office that promotes American business/safegaurds its travelers its travelers in a foriegn country |
| treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
| containment | foreign policy that stated that the U.S. would respond to any action by the Soviets; they didn't want communism to spread |
| mutual defense alliances | an agreement between nations to supprt each other in an attack |
| national security | protection of a nation's borders and territories against invasion of control by foreign powers |
| foreign policy | the strategies and goals that guide a nation's relations with other countries |
| Central Intelligence Agency | gathers info about other countrie to give to the president |
| Commander-in-Chief | President's job to control the army |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | US and European countries are allies against attacks |
| sanctions | withholding economic aid to influence a foreign governments activities |
| ambassador | an official of the government who represents the nation in dipolmatic matters |
| Head of State | President is the symbol of the country |
| Agency for Internation Developmentt (AID) | government agency to provide aid for international development |
| bilateral treaties | agreement between two nations |
| bipartisan | consisting of both major political parties |
| isolationism | the avoidance of involvement in world affairs |
