1. Study the assignments in your binder from this week!
Opener: 9/22 – Unit 3 Quiz
Do NOT write this on your opener sheet!
10 multiple-choice questions
Study the assignments in your binder from this week!

2. Organizations of Global Power
United Nations (UN)
European Union (EU)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

3. Organizations of Global Power
Countries give up a portion of their authority (power) in order to gain closer relationships with other countries militarily (allies) and economically ($).

4. Main Objectives:
These 3 organizations were set up to prevent another global conflict like World War II:
POLITICAL & MILITARY ALLIANCES:
United Nations (UN): maintain peace and security
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): protect Europe against possible invasion from the Soviet Union
ECONOMIC ALLIANCE:
European Union (EU): European countries joined together to create stronger economies so they could compete with other major economic powers like the United States.

5. United Nations (UN) Maintain international peace and security
Purposes of the UN:
Maintain international peace and security
Develop friendly relations between countries
Solve international problems such as civil war, conflict between countries, famine, genocide, etc…
Examples: Create peace-keeping armies to prevent people/countries from fighting each other (like a referee)
192 member countries
Headquarters in New York City
Main objective: Peace-keeping alliance

6. European Union (EU)
Purposes of the EU:
European countries joined together after WWII to create stronger economies
The EU countries together can better compete with other major economic powers like the United States and China.
6 original members – currently, 28 members
In 2016, the people of Great Britain voted to leave the EU (Brexit) because they did not want other European countries telling them what to do
Main objective: Economic alliance

7. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Purposes of NATO:
Military alliance created after WWII (1949) by countries in western Europe and North America
Original purpose – to protect its members from a possible attack from the Soviet Union (“Containment”)
All members are DEMOCRACIES
Has been the MOST important U.S. alliance for the past 68 years
12 original member…currently, 26 members
Main objective: military alliance

8. NATO Treaty – Article 5
“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all…”
No NATO member was ever attacked during the Cold War – it never had to use its military forces
The first (and only) time a NATO member was attacked was…
September 11, 2001

9. NATO – For OR Against ?
Write a three paragraph (minimum 5 sentences each) essay on whether you think the United States should continue to be a member of NATO.  Be sure to include the following in your essay:
Why the newer members wanted to join
How Russia views NATO
What benefits, if any, the US gets for being a member of NATO