Organizations
31 Member Military Alliance. Founded in 1949 to oppose the Soviet Union.
NATO
where money and resources go to help people with emergency responses to natural disasters, a lack of food, or the outbreak of deadly diseases.
Humanitarian Aid
Part of the U.S. government that manages the military and works to protect the country from threats.
Department of Defense
A government’s set of strategies and goals for dealing with other nations.
Foreign Policy
Which Musical Genre was chosen by the State Department to showcase American culture as a part of cold war opposition to communism?
Jazz
What does WHO stand for?
World Health Organization
What is an agreement between two countries for peace, mutual defense, or trade?
Treaty
Leads the country’s foreign policy. Its diplomats negotiate with other countries to promote and protect U.S. interests.
Department of State
government officials who live in foreign countries and represent their government.
ambassadors
Which country has the United States been supplying military aid to since Russia invaded in February 2022?
Ukraine
An organization that loans money to countries that need to build improvements that will help reduce poverty.
The World Bank
when the U.S. only threatens to use a strong military force hoping to convince another country to back away from a conflict.
Deterrence
Newest government agency formed after 9/11. Oversees counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and immigration.
Department of Homeland Security
What is the Power of the Purse?
Congress's control of how government money is raised and spent.
Who was president during 9/11 and started the War on Terror?
George Walker Bush
The European Union is designed to avoid conflict by what characteristic?
Making each of the countries dependant on each other
money and experts to help countries establish democracies and free elections.
Democracy Assistance/Aid
Name one of the Intelligence Agencies
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense IntelligenceAgency (DIA), and National Security Agency (NSA)
Groups that work to solve problems around the world but are not connected to any government.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's)
Who was president when the number of troops in Vietnam reached 550,000?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Which international organization was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, by five men who wanted to organize volunteers to help wounded soldiers in war?
The Red Cross
restrictions one country places on another to pressure it to change its behavior, often by limiting trade or financial activities.
Economic Sanctions
Most senior military officers. Their job is to make plans for how to use military forces if they’re needed.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
A law passed after 9/11 to help prevent terrorism by giving the government more tools to track, investigate, and stop potential threats.
PATRIOT Act
Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, or Dave Brubeck