Module 12 - Academic Vocab Quizs

brinkmanship

• Willingness to go to the edge of all-out war

• A strategy of avoiding conflict at all costs

• A diplomatic approach to resolve disputes peacefully

• A method of negotiation that involves threats

Harry S. Truman

• 32nd president of the United States

• 33rd president of the United States

• 34th president of the United States

• 35th president of the United States

realpolitik

• Nixon’s foreign policy that attempted “realistic politics”

• A diplomatic strategy focused on moral principles

• A political theory advocating for absolute power

• A form of government based on democratic ideals

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

• Treaty to reduce nuclear weapons

• Agreement to increase nuclear stockpiles

• Pact to eliminate chemical weapons

• Convention for nuclear energy cooperation

Lyndon B. Johnson

• 35th president of the United States

• 36th president of the United States

• 37th president of the United States

• 38th president of the United States

perestroika

• Gorbachev’s policy of reforming the economy in the Soviet Union

• A military strategy used during the Cold War

• A cultural movement in Eastern Europe

• A type of Soviet architecture

John Foster Dulles

• President of the United States

• Secretary of state

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Secretary of Defense

Taiwan

• Island off the coast of China

• A city in Japan

• A province in Canada

• A country in Europe

Limited Test Ban Treaty

• Treaty that barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

• Agreement to reduce nuclear warheads

• Pact to promote nuclear energy use

• Convention to eliminate chemical weapons

Dwight D. Eisenhower

• 33rd president of the United States

• 34th president of the United States

• 35th president of the United States

• 36th president of the United States