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| Isolationism | Basic part of American foreign policy until World War II, a policy of refusing to become generally involved in world affairs. |
| Foreign Policy | The actions and stands that a nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries; everything a nation's government says and does in world affairs. |
| Right of Legation | The right of a nation to send and receive diplomatic representatives. |
| Ambassador | A personal representative appointed by the head of a nation to represent that nation in matters of diplomacy. |
| Passport | Certificate issued by a government, identifying a person as a citizen of a country and authorizing that person to travel , live abroad. |
| Visa | A permit to enter another state, obtained from the country one wishes to enter. |
| Diplomatic Immunity | Practice in international law under which ambassadors and other diplomatic officials have special priviledges and are not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited. |
| Draft | Process by which people enter compulsory service in the military. |
| Collective Security | Basic purpose of the U.N. and a major goal of American foreign policy, to create a system in which participating nations agree to take joint action to meet any threat to or attack on another member. |
| Deterrence | Basic feature of American foreign policy; to maintain massive military strength in order to prevent any attack upon this country or its allies. |
| Containment | Basic feature of American foreign policy since World War II, to contain Soviet communism within its own boundaries as a way to reduce its influence and force its eventual collapse. |
| Foreign Aid | Economic and military aid to other countries as a means of fuliflling foreign policy goals. |
| Regional Security Alliance | Defensive alliance formed by negotiating a mutual defense treaty with countries that agree to take collective action to meet aggression in various parts of the world. |
| UN Security Council | United Nations council bearing the UN's major responsibility for maintaining international peace. |
