International Organizations

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) promotes the movement of goods between participating countries without restrictive:

• A  imports or exports.  
• B imports and trade. 
• C tariffs or quotas. 
• D domestic and offshore.

President Bill Clinton supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) primarily as a way to

• normalize trade relations with Cuba
  
  
• stimulate economic growth in the United States
• restrict the flow of drugs into the United States
• increase the United States trade deficit

In 1990, 6 percent of the fruits and vegetables available in the United States came from Mexico and Canada. In 2007, that percentage had increased to about 12 percent.

Based on this information, which statement best describes a benefit of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

• trade agreements protect domestic industries through subsidies
• a limited membership results in increased prices for trade goods
• a reduction in tariffs encourages an increase in trade
• trade agreements require improvements in exchange rates

What was one criticism regarding the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

• U.S. tariffs would decrease profits.
•  Outsourced labor would increase prices of goods. 
• U.S. companies would move jobs abroad. 
• Establishment of similar treaties would hinder economic growth.

NAFTA is an agreement among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico primarily intended to promote

• environmental protection
• military defense
• human rights
• free trade

What is the purpose of OPEC?

• set the price of petroleum
• encourage the use of oil throughout the Middle East
• Develop new ways to extract oil from the Earth
• increase the sale of petroleum in 1st world nations

Which statement best describes an immediate result of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) selling oil above market value?

• The United States would increase research for alternative fuels 
• Oil prices in the United States would rise
• The United States would halt the sale of fuel to China
• Oil production in the United States would rise

In 1949, the United States and eleven other countries agreed to form which alliance?

• 
  SEATO      
• ANZUS   
• NATO 
• OPEC

 • Creation of NATO 
 • Creation of Warsaw Pact 
 • Building of Berlin Wall
 • Beginning of Nuclear Arms Race

Which of these is most closely associated with the developments in this chart?

• Cold War
• World War I
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles

What effect did the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949 have on United States diplomatic history?

• It committed the US to a peacetime military alliance
• It strengthened US influence in oil-producing nations
• It eased tensions with the Soviet Union and its satellites.
• It created new patterns of international trade