Legacies of colonialism prevented the United Nations from promoting the norms of __________ at its founding in the 1940’s.

Since at least 1990 the United States has sought to increase its level of trade with China in order to reduce the chances of military conflict with them because American leaders believed in the impact of __________ on the probability of war.

The proposed policy of withdrawing from the forward basing of American troops in foreign countries and the consolidation of American military assets closer to home until they are needed to respond to a security threat is known as __________.

__________ brought an end to the war in Bosnia, but did so on terms that had been offered to the insurgent groups prior to the outbreak of violence.

The argument that America can best promote global security by persuading all countries to dispose of their nuclear weapons is known as __________.

The grand strategy that guided American foreign policy for the first two decades of the 21st century is known as __________.

The combination of the inability to defend against nuclear weapons and the fact that these weapons have the potential to destroy entire societies leads to a relationship of __________ among nuclear powers.

_________ developed a racially based international economic system that continues to have an impact on the distribution of power and wealth in the international system.

George Kennan published a famous article as “Mr. X” outlining the strategy of ____________ that he hoped would guide American policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Evidence from the impact of __________ on public attitudes toward the Vietnam War, other policy preferences, and event partisan identification suggests that public attitudes toward the war were shaped more powerfully by real world events and the risks of war than they were by statements from politicians.