Part 1–Answer the following questions in your own words.
What are international organizations? Why should the United States be a part of them?
How do U.S. citizens participate in international organizations?
Part 2–Describe the purpose of each international organization. Underline those that are non-governmental organizations. The first is done for you.
International Red Cross/Red Crescent—a network of emergency aid groups. They help people suffering natural disasters, war, and other crises. Most nations have a Red Cross or Red Crescent society.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)—
United Nations (UN)—
World Court—
World Trade Organization (WTO)—
Part 3–In this chart, describe how the United States responded to each conflict and the type of response it used. Sometimes the response to a single conflict changes over time. Include all appropriate information. The first appears for you.
Name U.S. Response Type(s) of Response
World War I
1914–1918
("The Great War") At first the United States tried to stay out of World War I. It was a conflict in Europe and Americans did not want to get involved. The Zimmerman Note changed their minds. In 1917, the United States joined its allies France and Great Britain to fight Germany. President Woodrow Wilson used diplomacy to help set the terms of peace at the end of the war Isolation
Diplomacy
Intervention
