Unit 12 - Globalization

An organization formed with groups of governments for a specific purpose

• intergovernmental organization

• non-governmental organization

• International Red Cross

• Treaty

An international organization that helps people around the world respond to natural disasters and checks on conditions of prisoners of war

• UNICEF

• International Red Cross

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• World Court

A voluntary citizens’ group that is organized on a local, national or international level and works; they perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to governments, advocate for certain issues such as human rights or the environment, and encourage political participation

• intergovernmental organization

• non-governmental organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• World Health Organization

An agreement of arrangement between two or more countries

• diplomat

• declaration

• treaty

• domestic policy

A formal agreement among the governments of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to form a free trade zone in North America and eliminate taxes on the buying and selling of each other’s products

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• World Trade Organization

• World Bank

A group of 30 countries that has agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

• World Trade Organization

An organization founded in 1943 to keep the peace, develop friendly relationships among counties, and improve the quality of life for the world’s poor people; consists of 193 member countries

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• International Court of Justice

• United Nations

• North American Free Trade Agreement

A permanent panel of fifteen judges appointed by the UN to nine – year terms to hear cases; cases argued before the court focus on disputes between nations who agree to accept its decisions

• World Court

• International Court of Justice

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• United Nations

An international body founded in 1995 to promote international trade and economic development by reducing taxes and other restrictions

• United Nations

• North American Free Trade Agreement

• World Trade Organization

• World Bank

Foreign policy is when a country deals with itself

• True

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