1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

2. The World Bank

3. The World Trade Organization 

1. When was this organization founded? 

In July 1944 – one year before the end of World War II

2. Where is its headquarters?

Washington D.C.

3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!)

To help develop and rebuild the economies of countries that were destroyed during WWII

4. Is the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not?

Yes, they're the leaders of this organization because they're a world power that's able to assist other countries in need. By becoming involved in all countries business, the US essentially becomes more powerful.

4. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them. 

Debt crisis'. The country that was supposed to be funding the other countries of the world, was in huge debt because of how much they were spending, and everyone was taking out their money. Great Recession

1. The European Union

2. NAFTA

3. ASEAN

4. Mercosur

1. When was this trade agreement signed?

November 1st, 1993

1. What countries are involved in this trade agreement?

27 countries in Europe.

• Austria

• Belgium

• Bulgaria

• Croatia

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Estonia

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Greece

• Hungary

• Ireland

• Italy

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Malta

• The Netherlands

• Poland

• Portugal

• Romania

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

• Spain

• Sweden

1. Discuss one controversy about this trade agreement.

The 27 member states of the European Union are apart of the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters globally, making a major contribution to the climate crisis around the world.

Examples of multinational corporations to choose from: 

Royal Dutch Shell 

Apple 

Nestle 

CITI Group

Coca-Cola 

AT&T 

Proctor & Gamble 

McDonalds

Microsoft 

Exxon Mobil 

Delta Airlines

Google 

IBM 

Johnson & Johnson 

L’Oreal

Johnson & Johnson sued the US government over the Medicare drug price negotiation program in response to Joe Bidens' Inflation Reduction Act which allows older US citizens to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of prescription medicines.

1. Greenpeace 

2. Green Belt in Kenya

3. Earth Day 

1. What is the focus of this organization? (What are they trying to accomplish?)

Green Belt is an environmental organization that empowers communities, particularly women, to conserve the environment and improve livelihood

2. Research and summarize a recent protest they staged. What were they protesting? Where? How did they protest? What was the result?

There are no protests, but they recently issued a press release which opposed the opening of indigenous forests to the Shamba System. The government opened it anyway.

1. Choose the FIVE rights that you think are the most important (this can be the ones that are important to you personally, or the ones you think have the biggest impact on humanity)

   • Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

   • Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

   • Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

   • Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

   • No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

   
   

2. Are there any rights on this list that you think should not be guaranteed human rights? If so, why not? Are there any rights that you think SHOULD be on the list, but aren’t? 

   • no because rights are never something that hinder our livelihood. I can't think of anything else.

3. Find a right on the list that is not guaranteed by the US government. Why do you think this right is not protected by the US government?

   • right to bear children whenever you want, and the right to not bear children if you want.

1. “Battle of Seattle”

2. Brexit

3. Creation of fair trade companies

4. Advent of locally developed social media platforms (Weibo in China)

1. What happened during this event?/What led these companies to be created? Give some context around the event or creation of a company.

Brexit was when Britain left the European Union because. they felt as if they were being advantage of.

2. What type of response is this to globalization? (Think SPICE themes) 

There was controversy over the issue because it made Britain look strong enough to work on their own, but it also weakened them by cutting the ties of the nations surrounding them, and creating tension.

3. How is this an anti-globalization response? 

Because now Britain cut themselves off from the nations that they are the closest to.

4. What happened as a result of this response?

The UK economy took a blow. Imported food price inflated, it piled costs on UK businesses and weighed on trade, investment, and economic growth.

1. The League of Nations 

2. The United Nations

3. The International Criminal Court

1. When was this organization founded?

   • 1920, post WWI

2. Where is its headquarters?

   • Geneva, Switzerland

3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!)

   • It was created after WWI so that the countries can come together and work out disputes

4. Is/was the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not?

   • The US was never apart of the League of Nations

5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them. 

   • It was never able to really solve any disputes, nor prevent WWII

1. UNICEF  

2. The Red Cross 

3. Amnesty International  

4. Doctors Without Borders (Medicins Sans Frontiers)

5. World Health Organization (WHO)

1. When was this organization founded?

   • 1971

2. Where is its headquarters?

   • Geneva, Switzerland

3. What is/are its main goal(s)? 

   • Doctors Without Borders teams deliver emergency medical aid to people in crisis, with humanitarian projects in more than 70 countries.

4. Describe one current/recent issue that this organization has addressed, and how it address(ed) it 

   • Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to attacks on hospitals and civilians in Gaza.