Government in America Ch. 20
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 international economy | the study of the politics of trade, monetary, & other economic relations among nations, & their connection to other transnational forces |
| isolationism | the foreign policy course that George Washington made for the United States to stay out of other nation's conflicts, particularly European Wars |
| Central Intelligence Agency | created in 1947 after the WW2, it is an agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff | high-ranking military officers who represent the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense. Also, advise the president on military policy |
| Secretary of defense | The head of the Department of Defense and the president's key adviser on military policy; a key foreign policy actor |
| secretary of state | The head of the Department of State and traditionally a key adviser to the president on foreign policy |
| European union | A transnational gov't composed of most European national that coordinates monetary, trade, immigration and labor policies making its members one economic unit. |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | A regional org. that was created in 1949 by nations including U.S., Canada, and most Western European nations for mutual defense and has been expanded |
| United Nations | Created in 1945 and currently including 192 Global Assembly nation members, with a central peacekeeping mission and programs in areas including economic development and health, education and welfare. The real power is the security Council |
| Foreign Policy | Policies that involves choice about relations w/ the rest of the world. The president is the Chief initiator of the US foreign policy |
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