World Affairs

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of NATO?

• United States of America

• Germany

• Spain

• Russia

• Canada

When was NATO founded?

• During the War on Terror

• During the Cold War

• During World War II

• During World War I

When was NATO established?

• 1960

• 1945

• 1955

• 1949

What was the primary purpose of NATO?

• Economic cooperation

• Collective defense against the Soviet Union

• Promoting democracy

• Cultural exchange

NATO stands for

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North Atlanta Treaty Organization

• National Atlantic Thirty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

Why has the focus of U.S foreign policy in the twenty-first century shifted to combating terrorism?

• The Cold War ended.

• Terrorists attacked a Marine base in Lebanon.

• Stockpiling nuclear weapons has been too costly to maintain.

• Terrorists attacked buildings in New York City and Washington, D.C.

The chart describes events of U.S. involvement in world affairs in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Match each event with its description. Match the organization with each function or goals that correpsonds to it.

Groups:

(a) GATT/WTO

,

(b) NAFTA

,

(c) Both WTO & NAFTA

,

(d) RED

• limits free trade to a singel region

• Encourages free trade

• Resolves disagreements amoung member nations

• RED

• reduces & regulates trade

Since 1970, the census has shown an increasing percentage of foreign-born residents in the United States. How has this immigration trend impacted the United States? How has this immigration trend impacted the United States?

• Increased Increased marketing and product packaging in multiple languages

• Growing number of cultural enclaves within cities

• Homogenization of culture

• Cultural diversity, Economic growth

How did the PATRIOT Act change the government's role in protecting the public from terrorism?

• It expanded governmental power to monitor communications.

• It expanded governmental power to limit freedom of speech.

• It enabled the government to arrest suspects without probable cause.

• It enabled the government to conduct searches of property without warrants.

In 1991, the ​ (a)      came to end and the United States emerged as the world’s most important superpower.

    In response to severe economic problems and growing political turmoil, the ​ (b)   dissolved, and every communist state in the region replaced its government with a non-communist one.

• Cold War

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Soviet Union

• European Union

• Allied Powers