AP World History : Regional and Global Groups and Organizations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP World History

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Example Questions

Example Question #883 : Political History

Which of these was not one of the international organizations created in Europe after World War Two to promote peace on the continent?

Possible Answers:

The European Coal and Steel Community

The European Economic Community

The European Atomic Energy Community

The European Farming and Fishing Community

These were all international organizations created in Europe after World War Two to promote peace on the continent

Correct answer:

The European Farming and Fishing Community

Explanation:

The European Coal and Steel Community was founded in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris. The European Atomic Energy Community was established in 1957. The European Economic Community was established in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome. All of these organizations were designed to promote peace and mutual prosperity in Europe after World War Two and may all be understood as precursors to the later European Union (1993).

Example Question #51 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

Which of these countries was not one of the founding members of OPEC?

Possible Answers:

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Venezuela

Correct answer:

Egypt

Explanation:

OPEC, or the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, was founded in 1960 with the stated goal of controlling the global supply and price of oil. Its member countries control approximately half of the world’s supply of petroleum. The five founding members of OPEC were Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Kuwait.

Example Question #52 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

Which of these countries is not one of the signers of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Possible Answers:

Israel

China

The United States

Russia

Iran

Correct answer:

Israel

Explanation:

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in 1968. Its stated goal is to prevent the spread of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons to new countries. The treaty allows for five states, who already had nuclear weapons, to remain armed - The United States, Russia, France, China, and the United Kingdom. Only four countries in the world have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty India, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Israel. It is worth noting that North Korea did sign the treaty, but had since withdrawn.

Example Question #53 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

Which of these countries are members of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

I. United States

II. Canada

III. Cuba

IV. Mexico

V. Britain

 

Possible Answers:

I, II, and III

I, II, and IV

I and II

I, II, and V

I, III, and IV

Correct answer:

I, II, and IV

Explanation:

The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement between the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico to create a North American trading bloc with certain rules governing trade between the three nations. It came into effect in 1994. The primary goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement was to eliminate obstacles to trade and investment between the three member nations.

Example Question #54 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

Which of these countries was not one of the original members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Possible Answers:

The United States

France

The Netherlands

Italy

Poland

Correct answer:

Poland

Explanation:

All of these countries were members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization except Poland which was one of the founding members of the eastern bloc and the Warsaw Pact.

Example Question #55 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

The Warsaw Pact was created in response to __________.

Possible Answers:

the fall of the Berlin Wall

the creation of the European Union

the American involvement in the Korean war

the American invasion of Vietnam

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Correct answer:

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Explanation:

The Warsaw Pact was created in the 1950s in reaction to the growth of NATO (particularly the admittance of West Germany into NATO in 1955). The Warsaw Pact was the Eastern European, communist equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Western, capitalist Europe.

Example Question #56 : Regional And Global Groups And Organizations

Doctors Without Borders and Greenpeace are both examples of __________.

Possible Answers:

Nongovernmental Organizations

Nondenominational Organizations

Multinational Corporations

Environmental Organizations

World Trade Organizations

Correct answer:

Nongovernmental Organizations

Explanation:

A Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) is an organization that is neither run for profit (like a business) nor a branch of any one country’s government. An NGO usually works to improve the lives of people or to provide a necessary and lifesaving service. Doctors Without Borders and Greenpeace are two famous examples of NGOs who work outside of the typical conventions in an attempt to make a difference in the world.

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