vocabulary
Across
- 2. a situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power
- 3. the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.
- 6. was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War
- 9. the cooperation of several countries in an alliance to strengthen the security of each
- 10. the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence
- 12. chemical, biological or radioactive weapon capable of causing widespread death and destruction.
- 16. involves the development by the United States of a defense in outer space against intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- 17. statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I
- 18. The state of not supporting or helping in a conflict
- 19. Refers to the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion
Down
- 1. journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
- 4. a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
- 5. competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War
- 7. the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
- 8. usually, but not invariably, used in reference to the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 11. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
- 13. Pride in ones country
- 14. is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century
- 15. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment