Cold War
This U.S.-led military alliance was created in 1949 to protect Western Europe.
NATO
Money, food, or resources given by one country to another.
Foreign aid
The physical barrier built by Israel to prevent attacks; it affects both Israeli security and Palestinian movement.
Security Fence / Wall
Groups like the UN or WTO that work across countries to address global issues.
International Organizations
This measure shows how a country’s government, social systems, and economy fail to protect citizens, often contributing to extreme poverty and instability.
Fragile States Index
Netflix announced plans on Friday to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business for $83 billion. Which media conglomerate is trying to stop Netflix and mount a hostile takeover of Warner Bros.?
Paramount
The idea that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow was known as this theory.
Economic or trade punishments used to pressure another country without using force.
Sanctions
The European powers that played major roles in the Middle East after World War I.
Britain & France
A company that operates in multiple countries at once.
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
A situation where historical domination of one country over another affects its development today.
Colonialism
A C.D.C. advisory panel last week voted to stop recommending which vaccine to most newborns?
Hepatitis B
This Cold War event in 1962 brought the world closest to nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The debate over whether foreign policy should be based on values or national interests.
Realism vs. idealism
The Palestinian uprising from 2000–2005 marked by violence and suicide bombings.
The Second Intifada
Shipping goods in uniform large metal boxes to make trade cheaper and faster.
Containerization
Government payments to farmers that can distort markets and affect global poverty.
Agricultural subsidies
What did President Trump call a hoax in a speech this week?
Affordability
This doctrine explains why neither the U.S. nor the USSR launched nuclear weapons despite having them.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
The long-term impact of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan has helped extremist groups gain power. This unintended negative consequence is called...
Blowback
The conflict where Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai, and Golan Heights.
The War of 1967 / Six-Day War
This group determines the price of oil in the world
OPEC
An issue in developing countries in which there is a gap between small-scale businesses and large-scale corporations because of under-development for the middle class.
Missing Middle
Which country banned social media for children under 16?
Australia
The Korean War and Vietnam War are examples of this Cold War strategy in action.
Proxy Wars
The idea that countries must prioritize security, economic interests, and power when making decisions.
National interest
Israeli communities built in the West Bank, seen as illegal under international law by many.
Settlements
The WTO tries to reduce these to make trade fairer among countries.
Barriers to trade
These small-scale financial services give poor people loans to start businesses.
Micro-loans/finance
Oxford University Press this week announced its 2025 Word of the Year. What is it?
Rage bait
This law limited the president’s ability to send U.S. troops into combat without congressional approval.
The "say-do" problem describes when a countries action policy does not matchi which other policy?
Declaratory policy
Efforts to acknowledge the other side’s right to exist as a nation-state.
Mutual Recognition
This measure shows how evenly or unevenly income is distributed within a country.
Gini Index
This fund works globally to stabilize economies but has been criticized for negative effects on poor countries.
IMF
The Trump administration announced an operation to arrest Somali immigrants in what state, which is home to the world’s largest Somali diaspora?
Minnesota
What were the major two nuclear weapons developments that occurred during and as a result of the Cold War? Actual names, please.
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) & Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
This type of foreign policy allows allies to act wtih increasing legitimacy, but may slow action.
Multilaterialism
The 1917 statement supporting a homeland for Jews.
The Balfour Declaration
This international organization would be concerned with terrorist organizations like Boko Haram growing in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in Somalia
African Union (AU)
African countries rich in minerals often see wealth concentrated abroad, leading to continued poverty.
Resource curse
Sri Lanka’s president said his country was facing the “largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history.” What was the disaster?
Typhoon
These were the two main purposes of the Marshall Plan following WWII and the beginning of the Cold War.
1. To rebuild Europe
2. To prevent countries from being influenced by or indebted to Communist USSR.
Modern foreign policy challenges require tradeoffs with no perfect solution because of this.
Wicked problems
The 1947 UN Partition Plan is an example of an international attempt to resolve the conflict by using this approach.
Two-State Solution
The difference in wealth and resources between the richest and poorest countries.
Global Prosperty Gap
In the Women's Crusade article, the authors argue there is connection between lower rates of poverty and fragility and this societal attribute?
Women's literacy / employment / rights
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to stop using this font in official documents, and restoring which other font.
Calibri -- Times New Roman