History NAFTA
What was the year NAFTA officially came into effect?
NAFTA came into effect in 1994.
These are the three countries involved in NAFTA.
The three countries involved in NAFTA are the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
NAFTA eliminated tariffs on this type of product across member countries.
NAFTA eliminated tariffs on most goods and services across member countries.
NAFTA was criticized for causing job losses in this country.
NAFTA was criticized for causing job losses in the United States.
NAFTA eliminated this kind of tax on imports between the three countries.
Tariffs
The U.S. president who signed NAFTA into law.
Bill Clinton was the U.S. president who signed NAFTA into law.
This country is the largest trading partner of the U.S. under NAFTA.
Canada is the largest trading partner of the U.S. under NAFTA.
The sector that saw the most significant trade growth between the U.S. and Mexico due to NAFTA.
The automotive industry saw the most significant trade growth between the U.S. and Mexico due to NAFTA.
This new trade agreement replaced NAFTA in 2020.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaced NAFTA in 2020.
NAFTA created a large area for free movement of goods and services, also known as this.
Free trade zone.
This Canadian prime minister helped negotiate the original terms of NAFTA.
Brian Mulroney, the Canadian prime minister, helped negotiate the original terms of NAFTA.
The approximate population covered by the three NAFTA countries combined.
The combined population of the three NAFTA countries is around 490 million people.
NAFTA is estimated to have quadrupled trade between member countries by this year.
NAFTA is estimated to have quadrupled trade between member countries by 2017.
One environmental issue raised in opposition to NAFTA involved the increase in pollution along this border.
One environmental issue raised in opposition to NAFTA involved the increase in pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border.
NAFTA made it easier to trade these types of vehicles between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Cars
This trade agreement served as a precursor to NAFTA between the U.S. and Canada.
The Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) served as a precursor to NAFTA.
This country benefited the most in terms of manufacturing growth under NAFTA.
Mexico benefited the most in terms of manufacturing growth under NAFTA.
The value of trilateral trade between NAFTA countries exceeded this amount in U.S. dollars by 2016.
The value of trilateral trade between NAFTA countries exceeded $1 trillion U.S. dollars by 2016.
This U.S. state, heavily reliant on manufacturing, saw significant opposition to NAFTA in the 1990s.
The U.S. state of Michigan, heavily reliant on manufacturing, saw significant opposition to NAFTA in the 1990s.
NAFTA included protections for these types of creations, like inventions and brands.
Intellectual property.
This Mexican president oversaw the negotiations and signing of NAFTA.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the Mexican president, oversaw the negotiations and signing of NAFTA.
The official languages of the three NAFTA countries.
The official languages of the three NAFTA countries are English, Spanish, and French.
NAFTA contributed to the rise of these types of manufacturing plants in Mexico.
NAFTA contributed to the rise of maquiladoras, or export assembly plants, in Mexico.
This chapter of NAFTA allowed companies to sue governments over trade disputes.
Chapter 11 of NAFTA allowed companies to sue governments over trade disputes.
NAFTA had a special agreement to help protect the environment. It was called this.”
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC).