Post War Abbreviations Flashcards
(14 cards)
NATO
(North Atlantic treaty organization) Western European and North American defence alliance designed to protect them from a possible soviet nuclear attack
NORAD
(North American Aerospace Defence Command) A joint U.S. and Canada defence organization that monitors North American airspace
DEW Line
(Distant Early Warning) a system of radar stations in the arctic used to detect soviet bombers during the cold war.
UN
(United Nations) And international organization that promotes peace, security, and cooperation among countries.
WHO
(world health organization) A united nations agency responsible for global public health.
UNICEF
(United Nations children fund) a UN agency that provides humanitarian aid to children worldwide.
NAC
(National Action Commitee) The main decision, making body of NATO, guiding its policies and actions.
OPEC
(Orginization of the petroleum exporting countries) An organization of oil producing countries that coordinates oil policies and prices
FIRA
(Foreign investment review agency) A Canadian agency that regulated foreign investment to protect national interests.
CIDA
(Canadian international development agency) A former Canadian agency that managed foreign aid and development projects
SALT
(Strategic Arms limitations talk) A series of cold war era treaties between the US and USSR to limit nuclear arms
NAFTA
(North American free trade agreement) A trade agreement that eliminated tariffs between Canada, the US, and Mexico
APEC
(Asia pacific Economic cooperation) A meeting for pacific rim countries to promote free trade and economic cooperation
SDI
(Strategic defence initiative) a proposed US missile defence system from the 1980s, nickname was “star wars”
