Organization Names

Question 1

NATO

Answer 1

North Atlantic treaty organization
Western Europe and North American defence alliance designed to protect them from a posssibke Soviet nuclear attack

Question 2

NORAD

Answer 2

North American Aerospace Defence Command
A defence agreement signed in 1958 between the United States and Canada

Question 3

DEW Line

Answer 3

Distant early warning
Radar stations in northern Canada set up between 1958 and 1960 to detect Soviet activity over the North Pole

Question 4

UN

Answer 4

United Nations
An organization created 1945 to bring peace and security to the word

Question 5

UNICEF

Answer 5

United Nations children’s fund
A un organized that protects children’s rights to make sure the basic needs of children are met and to help children reach their full potential

Question 6

WHO

Answer 6

World Health Organization
The United Nations health organization responsible for providing leadership for global health

Question 7

NAC

Answer 7

National action committee
Lobbied both federal and provincial governments to act quickly on the commission’s recommendations

Question 8

OPEC

Answer 8

Organization of petroleum exporting countries
International organization of oil rich countries which work together to try and control the price and supply of oil

Question 9

FIRA

Answer 9

Foreign Investment review agency
To approve the establishment of any new foreign companies

Question 10

CIDA

Answer 10

Canadian international development agency
Created in 1968 to oversee assistance to developing countries

Question 11

SALT

Answer 11

Strategic arms limitations talks
Salt 1- between the United States and the Soviet Union that stated each country would limit the number of certain misses in their possession
Salt 2- United States refused to sign because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Question 12

NAFTA

Answer 12

North American free trade agreement
Free trade between three countries Mexico Canada and the United States

Question 13

APEC

Answer 13

Asia pacific economic cooperation
Promote free trade investment and economic growth in the Asia pacific region

Question 14

SDI

Answer 14

Strategic defence initiative
American proposal to develop a defensive umbrella over the United States to prevent incoming missile projects

Question 15

MAD

Answer 15

Mutually assured destruction
Of nuclear weapons were deployed, entire areas would be destroyed. This kept both sides from going to war.