International Organizations
What is the major difference between an NGO and a Intergovernmental Organizations?
NGO are non-governmental organizations/volunteer citizens and IGO's are Organizations involving multiple governments
Event that happened on December 7, 1941 where the Japanese attacked U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Name 2 of the five main goals of foreign policy?
National security, promoting peace, spreading democracy/free market, promoting trade, Promoting US economic success, humanitarian efforts
Gulf War I
What is the difference between domestic and foreign policies?
Domestic applies inside the United States
Foreign Policies involve other countries
These are 2 examples of Intergovernmental Organizations
NATO United Nations UNICEF WTO
World Court
Which conflict was the United States involved in primarily to help stop the Communist forces of the Northern part of a foreign country from taking over the Southern Non-Communist forces?
Korean war or the Vietnam war
If we were to go to war, what would the first thing we would try to do with the country we have conflict with? (hint: starts with a D and has to do with building relations with other countries)
Diplomacy
What should be the first response and action in international conflict?
Diplomacy
What is National Security?
This is an example of an NGO
Red Cross/ Red Crescent
Doctors without Borders
Amnesty International
When terrorists in Iran kidnapped and held american embassy hostages for 444 days. This was because of the American’s dependence on foreign oil.
Iran Crisis (hostage crisis)
What cabinet departments are most involved in foreign policy issues?
State department and the secretary of state
Name an event that prompted the United States to declare war and enter WWI in 1917.
German sinking of the ship, Lusitania and
Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico
As the #1 cabinet position, what is their title and what department are they in charge of?
*Bonus* What # in presidential succession is Secretary of State?
Secretary of State
State Department
#4
Diplomacy is __________. _________ help build diplomacy by working in _____________ in other countries to be a representative of the United States and to create relationships with the countries government
Communicating/building relationships with countries around the world
ambassadors
embassy's
Soviet union placed a nuclear missile base 80 miles from Miami, pointing it at the United States. For 13 days we were at brink of nuclear war with soviet union
Cuban Missile Crisis
What is a domestic policy and give two examples:
Inside the country governmental plan of action: examples: unemployment, healthcare, education, crime
Which branch of government is responsible (and the only group) that can declare war?
Congress
What do you call groups of nations coming together to promote peace and help societies around the world through international cooperation?
Intergovernmental Organization
What cabinet position charge of foreign relations around the world and reports foreign news to the president?
Secretary of State
CIA trained Cuban citizens who didn't like Fidel Castro and his new communist government. They tried to overthrow the new government. Was a massive failure
Bay of Pigs Invasion
What is a foreign policy and give two examples:
Outside the country government plan of action: examples: war, negotiating treaties
What is one positive and one negative about belonging to an international organization?
- Restrict independent decision making, expensive, tension because of disagreement, job loss to overseas companies
What is the term that summarizes the goals of our nations foreign policy and ambitions of our nation
National Interest