International Organizations
This organization, based in Brussels, is the world’s most prominent example of regional integration
European Union (EU)
What is the title of the official in most foreign governments that corresponds to the U.S. secretary of state?
Foreign Ministry
What country is the world’s leading goods exporter?
China
Which treaty marked the end of World War I
The Treaty of Versailles
In January 2017, President Donald J. Trump withdrew the United States from this twelve-country trade agreement, which had been negotiated but not formally approved.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
As of mid-2019, how many people had served as U.S. secretary of state?
68
What country provided the largest share of U.S. goods and services imports in 2016?
China
What is the name of the document that ended the Mexican-American War of 1846–48?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This organization aims to bring those accused of genocide and other atrocities to justice
The International Criminal Court (ICC)
In what year did the first African American secretary of state take office?
Colin Powell
What country bought the largest amount of U.S. goods and services exports in 2016?
Canada
Which U.S. president facilitated the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905?
Theodore Roosevelt
This regional organization, based in Washington, DC, includes thirty-five countries throughout the Western Hemisphere
The Organization of American States (OAS)
Who was the first woman to serve as secretary of state?
Madeleine Albright
What is the name of the arrangement that formed the basis of the modern international trade system after World War II
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The Peace of Westphalia, a landmark in European history and in the foundation of the modern system of national sovereignty, was reached in which year?
1648
This Paris-based organization works on issues involving education, culture, and science
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Henry Kissinger, who served as secretary between 1973 and 1977, became the first secretary to do what at the same time?
Become National Security Advisor
What is the name of the most recent series of trade negotiations conducted by the United States and the other members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Doha Round
The United States and North and South Vietnam signed a peace agreement that unsuccessfully sought to end the Vietnam War in what year?
1973