NGO's and Intergovernmental Organizations

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

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

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

• 
  SEATO      
• ANZUS   
• NATO 
• OPEC

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

Which alliance was formed to protect Western Europe from Soviet influence?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• Warsaw Pact
• League of Nations

What is the primary purpose of the U.N.?

• keep peace in the world
• foster global growth and economic stability
• help reduce poverty
• regulating trade and tariffs/ to sort out trade problems 

What is the primary purpose of the World Trade Organization?

• keep peace in the world
• foster global growth and economic stability
• help reduce poverty
• regulating trade/ to sort out trade problems 

What does NAFTA stand for?

• North American Free Trade Agreement
• North African Free Trade Agreement
• No American Functioning Traditional Alliances
• North American Free Treaty Agreement

Why was the European Union formed? 

• to treat countries as one nation
• to unite Europe economically 
• to control how farmers and other primary workers get paid
• to give workers equal wages

Which of the following is not an example of an international organization?

• The International Red Cross
• European Union
• The United Nations
• National Hockey League

What court is known as the "World Court?"

• International Court of Justice
• World Health Organization
• North Atlantic Treaty Alliance
• World Trade Organization