Question

The United States disagrees with a government of a foreign country. So it imposes a(n) _____ on trade between the two countries.

Answer 1

It is an embargo.
Because embargo means ban on trade.

Answer 2

So the US imposes an embargo on trade between the two countries.

An embargo is a type of economic sanction used in foreign policy. Usually, when a country or group of countries want to punish another for some reason, uses the embargo to cut trade, either totally or partially, with that particular state or with a group of countries. It is considered a strong diplomatic measure, which seeks to trigger a reaction from the other side.

On example of such measure is the embargo was imposed by the US on Cuba, and which has been operative since 1960.