Foreign Policy Basics
This Cabinet department is the primary leader of U.S. Foreign Policy.
What is the Department of State?
The United States is a founding member of this military alliance formed in 1949.
What is NATO?
The U.S. used war to respond to this ideology across Europe in the 1930s and 1940s.
What is Nazism (Fascism)?
This tool involves peaceful discussion between nations to resolve issues.
What is diplomacy?
Following NATO's social-media page is an example of this type of engagement.
What is staying informed about an international organization?
This is NOT considered a tool of U.S. Foreign Policy, unlike trade, defense, and negotiation.
What are taxes.
The U.S. is a member of this global organization headquartered in New York City.
What is the United Nations?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States immediately took this action.
What is declaring war?
This tool restricts trade or economic activity to pressure another nation.
What are sanctions?
Teaching others about the WTO is an example of this type of civic action.
What is educating others about IGOs?
A president restoring relations with a communist government is an example of this type of decision.
What is a foreign policy decision?
A citizen raising funds for UNICEF is participating in this type of organization.
What is an international organization?
A headline about ending a 14-month hostage ordeal with Iran represents this foreign-policy method.
What is diplomacy?
This tool involves using armed forces to address international threats.
What is military action?
Reading decisions from the International Court of Justice is an example of this.
What is monitoring IGOs?
Hillary Clinton described the U.S. as "a force for peace and progress," supporting this foreign-policy goal.
What is avoiding conflict?
A citizen emailing about internship opportunities at the UN is an example of this.
What is seeking participation in an international organization?
U.S. sanctions on Cuba directly target this aspect of Cuban society.
What is economic opportunity?
This tool involves negotiating agreements between nations, such as ending a hostage crisis.
What is treaty-making or diplomatic negotiation?
Volunteering to raise money for UNICEF is an example of this type of participation.
What is humanitarian support for an IGO?
Like our current president, Former President George W. Bush emphasized that his main goal was pursuing these.
What are U.S. national interests?
NATO defense-spending graphs show that U.S. support has done this across most member nations.
What is declined?
When a close economic partner commits human-rights violations, the U.S. typically begins with this method.
What are diplomatic talks?
This tool is used when the U.S. wants to influence another nation without military force, often through economic pressure.
What is imposing sanctions?
Applying for an internship at the UN is an example of this deeper level of involvement.
What is direct participation in an IGO?