A World of Nations

For what does NATO stand?

• North Atlantic Trade Organization

• National Association of Theatre Owners

• North American Telecommunications Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What is a treaty?

• A piece of paper that gives police officers the right to search personal property

• a piece of paper that declares war on another country

• a document that raises taxes on a country's trade imports

• An agreement between two or more countries

NATO wanted to stop the spread of ​ (a)   .

• Communism
• Social Media
• Newspapers
• Democracy

The United States government provides advice and help for countries wanting to start new democracies by showing them how to run fair elections. Which of the items below is the information describing?

• foreign aid

• military

• treaty

• national interest

In response to the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, the United States has given the country significant aid in the form of food, water, and medical care. Which of the items below is the information describing?

• foreign aid

• military

• treaty

• national interest

The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations

• treaty

• foreign aid

• diplomacy

• national interest

Aid, sanctions, and military force are all foreign policy tools.

• True
• False

All the things a country believes would be for its benefit.

• national interest

• foreign aid

• humanitarian groups

• diplomacy

A government that rules over everyone in its territory and makes decisions about domestic affairs is a ​ (a)   .

• sovereign nation
• city
• territory
• national interest
• humanitarian group

Which of the following is a cultural border on a map?

• Chile's western border of the Pacific Ocean

• Chile's eastern border of the Andes Mountains

• The border between Portugal and Spain

• The Chattahoochee River border between Georgia and Alabama