International Organizations

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) would be most directly involved in which situation?

• Creating global environmental regulations

• Creating international trade agreements

• a military attack on a member country

• an economic recession in another country

The goal of this international organization is to "keep the peace" among its members.

• United Nations

• NATO

• World Health

• World Bank

Read the Headline. Why did the president sign a treaty to purchase new military technology?

• protect the national security of the United States

• punish other countries who are against us.

• support science education in another country

• force democratic reform in an authoritarian country

Iran has the largest economy, however, we placed sanctions on Iran because they are creating nuclear weapons. Therefor, the WTO (World Trade Organization) will not include them as a member. How would Iran's membership affect the global economy?

• It would create more free trade and less monopolies

• It would create lower tariffs on oil.

• production of oil and goods would decrease globally.

• new trade rules would encourage the use of nuclear energy.

_______ is when a country restricts trade or places restrictions on another country.

• Embargo

• Sanction

• Penalty

• Global Fine

________ controls the worlds oil. All petroleum shipped and sold is monitored by this organization.

• NATO

• NAFTA

• OPEC

• WTO

____ is a military alliance. Attack one, attack all.

• NAFTA

• NATO

• OPEC

• WTO

What is a tariff?

• A penalty placed on a country

• Tax on goods

• Foreign oil

• A form of government.

What is an import?

• something bought from another country, and brought (in) to the country.

• A product sold to another country, and shipped (out) to another country.

• a form of government.

• a restriction on trade.

The United States imposed an arms embargo on Cuba on March 14, 1958, during the armed conflict of 1953-1958 between rebels led by Fidel Castro and the Fulgencio Batista régime. What is an embargo?

• Cut off the country. No longer trade with them.

• imposing high tariffs on goods.

• Light restrictions on trade.

• Military tactic where troops storm the country at all sides.