International Relations Mid Term

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UN Permanent Members

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China, France, Russia, UK and US

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The Marshal Plan

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American initiative to aid western Europe, US gave over 12 billion to help rebuild their economies

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Justification for Iraq war

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Uncertainty on WMD wasn't good, Increased pressure on Iran, to free the people of Iraq, back up international law

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Diplomacy

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The practice of managing international relations through negotiations

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Democratic Peace theory

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Democracies are not likely to fight other democracies

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Soft Power

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States ability to influence other states through example, economic and social success

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IGO

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Organization compromised primarily of sovereign states (member states) of other IGO's

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NGO

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Public of private group unaffiliated with the government attempting to influence foreign policy to raise international concerns or global issues and offer solutions

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Vietnam Syndrome

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The public aversion to Americans overseas military involvements and controversy

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Members of European Union

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Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece

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Hobbes

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States are enemies and rivals, Self interest and security

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Locke

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States are competitors that can be reasoned with, Force and compromise

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Marxism

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Struggle between states representing ruling elites interested in control over territories people and resources

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Kant

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States are partners, collective security is the ultimate goal

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Domino Theory

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America view during the Cold war that seizure of power by communists in one country will produce a chain reaction of communist take overs in other countries allied with the west

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Globalization

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Process of interaction and integration among the people, companies and governments of different nations (trade and investments)

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Realism

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Focuses on states and their interests, balance of power and the structure on international relations

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Realpolitik

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A system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral ideological considerations

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Hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially over one country or social group

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GDP

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The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced with in a countries borders in a specific time persion

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Machiavelli

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wishes men were better but understands they are not, Prince should be moral, flexible and appear good

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Peace of Westphalia

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Ended both the thirty years war and 80 year war, recgonized dutch republics independence

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Realism and the Cold War

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soviets wanted to be extremely powerful, the Cuban missile crisis was when the world came the closest to war, war on ideology

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Unipolar

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Distribution of power in which one state exercises most of the cultural, economic and military

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Bipolar

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Distribution of power in which two states exercises most of the cultural, economic and military

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Multipolar

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Distribution of power in which multi states exercises most of the cultural, economic and military

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Monroe Doctrine

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Any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americans is a potentially hostile act against the U.S.

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NATO

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Military alliance of European and American democracy founded after ww2 to strengthen ties between member states

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The end of the soviet union

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Dec. 25 1991; Gorbashev reesigned

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Liberalism

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Belief in social and political change, focuses on individual rights, understands that military power isn't always the best, wants economic and social power as well

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Neo Liberalism

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Lassez-faire approach to economic development, economic factors are in the public sector

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Constructivism

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States develop interests and notions of security based on social norms and historical experiences

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The league of nations

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IGO established after WW1, created for international cooperation on world issues

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Paris Peace Confrence

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Versailles peace conference, allies set peace terms for the defeated central powers

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UN

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Created to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries