AP World History : Regional and Global Groups and Organizations
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Example Question #881 : 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?
The European Farming and Fishing Community
The European Economic Community
The European Atomic Energy Community
These were all international organizations created in Europe after World War Two to promote peace on the continent
The European Coal and Steel Community
The European Farming and Fishing Community
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 #881 : Political History
Which of these countries was not one of the founding members of OPEC?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Egypt
Venezuela
Iraq
Egypt
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 #882 : Political History
Which of these countries is not one of the signers of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
Iran
China
Israel
Russia
The United States
Israel
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 It is worth noting that North Korea did sign the treaty, but had since withdrawn.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 #883 : Political History
Which of these countries are members of the North American Free Trade Agreement?
I. United States
II. Canada
III. Cuba
IV. Mexico
V. Britain
I and II
I, II, and III
I, II, and IV
I, III, and IV
I, II, and V
I, II, and IV
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 #884 : Political History
Which of these countries was not one of the original members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
France
Poland
The United States
The Netherlands
Italy
Poland
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 #885 : Political History
The Warsaw Pact was created in response to __________.
the American involvement in the Korean war
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the creation of the European Union
the American invasion of Vietnam
the fall of the Berlin Wall
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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 #886 : Political History
Doctors Without Borders and Greenpeace are both examples of __________.
Multinational Corporations
Nongovernmental Organizations
World Trade Organizations
Nondenominational Organizations
Environmental Organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
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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