Gov: Chapter 17 Review

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Chapter 17 Vocab Review

foreign policy, nationalization, embargo, visas, mediate, globalization, patents, copyright, counterfeiting, piracy, diplomacy, ambassador, embassy, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic recognition, summit, bilateral, multilateral, most-favored-nation clause, sanction, intelligence, boycott, ethnic cleansing, isolationism, containment, disengagement, antiterrorism, weapons of mass destruction

Chapter 15 Summary:

Foreign policy determines how the United States interacts with the rest of the world. Foreign policy decisions are based on what Americans and their leaders see as the nation’s vital interests.

• Foreign policy goals. The most important goals of U.S. foreign policy are to protect national security, promote U.S. economic interests, preserve global peace, and pursue American ideals.
• “Soft power” tools. Soft power involves the use of persuasion to achieve foreign policy goals. Soft power tools include diplomacy, summits, trade relations, foreign aid, and cultural exchanges.
• “Hard power” tools. Hard power involves the threat or use of more forceful measuress to achieve foreign policy goals. Hard power tools include covert action, boycotts, sanctions, military alliances, and armed force.
• Foreign policymakers. The president, Congress, the foreign policy bureaucracy, and public opinion all play a role in shaping foreign policy.
• Foreign policy worldviews. Five major wordviews – isolationism, containment, disengagement, human rights, and antiterrorism – also influence American foreign policy.

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