Chapter 5 vocab

For the chapter 5 tech connections vocab I will be giving the definition of the word and an example of the world as well as explaning how the example relates to the definition.

National interest: is the interest of the state usually defined by it's government

example:

 this exaple relates to the definition of national interest in a few ways one the people in this picture are expressing that the views made by their government about climate change are wrong and that the actual National interest is they want to stop climate change and go to efforts to prevent climate change. nationa interest includes all the people of a nation or at least the majority or at least it should.

Peacekeepers:allowing armed forces who maintain peace by keeping enemies apartuntill the crisis can be solved.
example:

 this picture is an example of the armed forces that have to be sent into situations that require enemies to be split apart or seperated till a solution arises, this however can sometimes be achieved through the use of force.

Peacemaking: allowing armed forces that were originally sent to maintain peace to use their forces for means other than self-defense

example: when the united states of america sent a team to capture osama-bin-laden but ended up taking him out, this was after they had sent in peacekeepers to help sepertate the two enemies , they eventually had to end up using the force that was originally meant for self defence for offense.

Policy: a plan of action deliberatly placed to help guide future decisions

this picture is just a funny way of showing what a policy is, basically it is a set of rules that are made to be followed that influence future events.

Foriegn policy: a plan of action that guides the government about it's official relations with other countries, also called foriegn affairs.

example: tradings goods and resources between countries or discussings deals or political  negotiations.

Domestic policy: a plan of action that guides the governments decisions about what to do within it's country.
example:

this example really relates to the definition of domestic policy, it has to do with the policies within a country like for example you cannot vote untill you reach the age of 18 and are a canadian citizen.

Gross domestic product: the value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
example: the oil industry

this relates to the topic because the oil corporations after every year calculate their GDP in order to figure out how to increse profits and become more efficient, basically the same as governments.