| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | agreement or partnership among nations for military or trade purposes |
| boycotting | refusing to buy something as a form of protest |
| cold war | period of high tension between the US and Soviet Union |
| containment | US policy to prevent the spread of communism |
| diplomacy | process of handling international relations through negotiation |
| domestic | relating to matters in the country |
| embassy | offices of one country in another country |
| intelligence | information gathered about other countries |
| isolationism | former US policy of not being involved in world affairs |
| political asylum | shelter granted to people who are escaping cruelty by their government |
| sanctions | penalties put on a country by other countries in order to force them to change policies |
| treaty | formal agreement between nations |
