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| all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs. |
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| a nations relationships with other countries |
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| a purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world. |
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| a group of policies made up of all the stands and actions that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries. |
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| the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives. |
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| an official representative of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy. |
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| when an ambassador is not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited. |
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| the use of violence to intimidate a government or society. |
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| Conscription, or compulsory military service. |
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| the keeping of international peace and order. |
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| the policy of making America and its allies so militarily strong that their very strength will discourage or prevent any attack. |
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| a period of more than 40 years during which relations between two superpowers were at least tense, and often hostile. a time of threats and military build up. |
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| a policy based in the belief that if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its internal weaknesses. |
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| a relaxation of tensions. |
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| economic and military aid to other countries. |
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| treaties in which the US and other countries involved have agreed to take collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world. |
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| a 15-member panel which bears the UN's major responsibility for keeping international peace. |
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