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| all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs |
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| a nation’s 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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| everything a nation says and does in world affairs |
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| the right to send and receive diplomatic representatives |
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| an official representative of the US 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; compulsory 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 the two superpowers were at least tense, and often hostile |
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| a policy based in the belif that if communism could be contained it would collapse on its own weaknesses |
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| economic and military aid to other countries |
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| regional security alliance |
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| treaties in which the U.S. 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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