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NATO: A military alliance formed in 1949 between North American and European countries for collective defense.
USMCA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade deal that replaced NAFTA to promote trade between the three countries.
United Nations: An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation, with five permanent members on the Security Council: the U.S., the UK, France, Russia, and China.
Foreign Policy: A government's strategy in dealing with other nations, focusing on diplomatic, military, and economic relations.
Public Policy: The principles and actions adopted by a government to address issues within society, reflecting the interests of the public.
Cold War: A period of political tension and military rivalry between the U.S. and the USSR from the late 1940s to the early 1990s, without direct warfare.
Proxy War: A conflict where two opposing powers support combatants that serve their interests instead of fighting each other directly, often in a third country.
World Trade Organization (WTO): An international organization that regulates trade between nations to promote smooth and fair trade practices.
Iron Curtain: A metaphorical term used to describe the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe during the Cold War.
NAFTA: The North American Free Trade Agreement, established in 1994 to eliminate trade barriers between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (replaced by USMCA).
Monroe Doctrine: A U.S. policy established in 1823 opposing European colonialism in the Americas.
Plessy v. Ferguson: An 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education: A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Dred Scott v. Sandford: An 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that African Americans could not be American citizens and had no standing to sue.
Reason for U.S. Involvement in World War Two (very brief overview): The U.S. entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Cuban Missile Crisis: A 1962 confrontation between the U.S. and the USSR over Soviet missiles stationed in Cuba, bringing the two superpowers close to nuclear war.
Iran Hostage Crisis: A diplomatic crisis from 1979 to 1981 when 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for 444 days.
Role of the State Department: The U.S. federal executive department responsible for international relations, diplomacy, and foreign affairs.
Marco Rubio: An American politician and member of the Republican Party, serving as a U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011.