Our Objective:
1. Students will be able to identify the six international organizations including their purpose.
2. Students will examine the North American Free Trade Agreement in order to identify the different arguments for and against the trade agreement.
Directions – Go to the various websites to research and answer the questions of these International Networks.
I. United Nations
http://www.un.org/Overview/uninbrief/about.shtml
1. What are the 4 obligations a country agrees to when they join the United Nations?
2. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, Click on the following “organs” of the United Nations and describe the following in detaiL:
A. General Assembly -
B. The Security Council -
c. The International Court of Justice -
http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/
3. When was it formed?
http://www.un.org/Overview/uninbrief/about.shtml
4. How many nations belong to it today?
II. European Union (EU)
http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic-information/index_en.htm
5. When was this organization established? -
6. List some of the functions of the EU:
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/joining-eu/index_en.htm
7. Explain the Copenhagen criteria. (What is it? What does it include?)
III. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
http://future.state.gov/what/special/76741.htm
8. What is NATO?
9. According to the reading, why did the other 25 nations in NATO come to our aid after the September 11th attacks?
IV. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm
10. What is the International Monetary Fund?
http://www.imf.org/external/about/histcoop.htm
11. Why was the International Monetary Fund put into place?
12. Why would a country cutting off trade with other countries hurt its ecnomy?
V. World Trade Organization (WTO)
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/who_we_are_e.htm
13. Name four important features of the World Trade Organization:
14. Where did the WTO originate? Be specific.
15. Other than opening markets, what does the WTO do?
VI. World Bank
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,contentMDK:20103838~menuPK:1696997~pagePK:51123644~piPK:329829~theSitePK:29708,00.html
16. Describe the mission of the World Bank.
17. When was the World Bank established?
18. Describe what financial products and services the World Bank provides and who they provide them to.
VII. International Red Cross (IRC)
http://www.icrc.org/eng/who-we-are/mandate/overview-icrc-mandate-mission.htm
19. Read the ICRC’s Mission Statement. Describe the mission of the Red Cross. Use information from all three paragraphs to respond to this question.
http://www.icrc.org/eng/where-we-work/middle-east/syria/index.jsp
20. Explain ways the Red Cross helps the Syrian people.
21. Pick four other countries on the left hand side and describe how the Red Cross helps those countries.
VIII. North American Free Trade Agreement
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1868997,00.html
1. What was the concept behind NAFTA? Give an example from the reading.
2. When was NAFTA signed?
3. Name the benefit stated in the reading.
4. Why did Ross Perot warn of major job losses if NAFTA was put into affect?
5. Why would American companies send jobs to Mexico?
6. Explain what changes each country would want if NAFTA would be renegotiated:
1. Students will be able to identify the six international organizations including their purpose.
2. Students will examine the North American Free Trade Agreement in order to identify the different arguments for and against the trade agreement.
Directions – Go to the various websites to research and answer the questions of these International Networks.
I. United Nations
http://www.un.org/Overview/uninbrief/about.shtml
1. What are the 4 obligations a country agrees to when they join the United Nations?
2. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, Click on the following “organs” of the United Nations and describe the following in detaiL:
A. General Assembly -
B. The Security Council -
c. The International Court of Justice -
http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/
3. When was it formed?
http://www.un.org/Overview/uninbrief/about.shtml
4. How many nations belong to it today?
II. European Union (EU)
http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic-information/index_en.htm
5. When was this organization established? -
6. List some of the functions of the EU:
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/joining-eu/index_en.htm
7. Explain the Copenhagen criteria. (What is it? What does it include?)
III. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
http://future.state.gov/what/special/76741.htm
8. What is NATO?
9. According to the reading, why did the other 25 nations in NATO come to our aid after the September 11th attacks?
IV. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm
10. What is the International Monetary Fund?
http://www.imf.org/external/about/histcoop.htm
11. Why was the International Monetary Fund put into place?
12. Why would a country cutting off trade with other countries hurt its ecnomy?
V. World Trade Organization (WTO)
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/who_we_are_e.htm
13. Name four important features of the World Trade Organization:
14. Where did the WTO originate? Be specific.
15. Other than opening markets, what does the WTO do?
VI. World Bank
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,contentMDK:20103838~menuPK:1696997~pagePK:51123644~piPK:329829~theSitePK:29708,00.html
16. Describe the mission of the World Bank.
17. When was the World Bank established?
18. Describe what financial products and services the World Bank provides and who they provide them to.
VII. International Red Cross (IRC)
http://www.icrc.org/eng/who-we-are/mandate/overview-icrc-mandate-mission.htm
19. Read the ICRC’s Mission Statement. Describe the mission of the Red Cross. Use information from all three paragraphs to respond to this question.
http://www.icrc.org/eng/where-we-work/middle-east/syria/index.jsp
20. Explain ways the Red Cross helps the Syrian people.
21. Pick four other countries on the left hand side and describe how the Red Cross helps those countries.
VIII. North American Free Trade Agreement
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1868997,00.html
1. What was the concept behind NAFTA? Give an example from the reading.
2. When was NAFTA signed?
3. Name the benefit stated in the reading.
4. Why did Ross Perot warn of major job losses if NAFTA was put into affect?
5. Why would American companies send jobs to Mexico?
6. Explain what changes each country would want if NAFTA would be renegotiated: