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M The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994.

M It superseded the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement

between the U.S. and Canada. In terms of combined purchasing power
parity GDP of its members,

M As of 2007, the trade block is the largest in the world and second
largest by nominal GDP comparison

MThe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has two

supplements

M The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

(NAAEC) and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
(NAALC).
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M Positive for Mexico, which has seen its poverty rates fall and real income
rise and it has been beneficial to business owners and elites in all three
countries,

M Has had negative impacts on farmers in Mexico who saw food prices fall
based on cheap imports from U.S.

M Negative impacts on U.S. workers in manufacturing and assembly

industries who lost jobs.

M Has contributed to the rising levels of inequality in both the U.S. and
Mexico.

MNAFTA has not been enough to produce an economic convergence,[ nor to

substantially reduce poverty rates.

MHave suggested in order to fully benefit from the agreement, Mexico must
invest more in education and promote innovation in infrastructure and
agriculture
 Geopolitics of the USA
M Geopolitics is the art and practice of using political power over a given
territory.

M Traditionally, the term has applied primarily to the impact of geography

on politics, but its usage has evolved over the past century to encompass a
wider connotation.

M At the end of World War I and II,USA as a nation, had practically

everything which needs to be included in the record of a state able to make
key decisions and enforce them.

MYet, in 1950, the united states suffered considerable military reverses by

the decision of Korean war

M The decision to limit the Korean war to a ´Police Actionµ phase, and to
concentrate on the defense of Europe, meant the US considers the western
end of the Eurasian Axis more important than the Eastern one.
 Geopolitical Advantages
M No other country in the world possesses so many advantages derived
through its ´advantageous location, its enormous resources, vast industrial
empire and its large number of educated and skilled people.

M It has broad land base and at the same time, a great sea power

M USA, the territory of relative dense population on which the

predominant people have established themselves.

MThe united states is ´very nearly equal in area to the Coreland of Russian
or China and is enormously larger than that of any of the other Great
Powers.µ

M In addition, ´from the military point of view, large size and compact
shape give the United States the Advantage of great depth.µ
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M The world·s tallest battle monument is found in Houston, Texas
M The world·s highest roller coaster is located in Ohio.
M The world·s first atomic bomb was set off in New Mexico during 1945.
M Bagdad, California once had no rain for 2 years!
M More breakfast cereal is made in Battle Creek, Michigan than any other
city in the world.
M Montana has 3 times more cattle than people.
M Death Valley is the lowest point in the U.S.
M The first U.S. Mint was in Pennsylvania.
M The first night baseball game was played in Cincinnati, Ohio.
M California grows more food than any other state.
M Maine sees the sunrise before the whole U.S. every day.
MThe biggest popcorn plant is located in Iowa.