USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

BILL CLINTON

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The North American Free Trade Agreement established the largest free trade zone between ____

(A) US, Vietnam, and Mexico

(B) ** US, Canada, and Mexico

(C) US, China, and Great Britain

(D) US, France, and Great Britain

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was enacted in 1994 and created a free trade zone for Mexico, Canada, and the United States, is the most important feature in the U.S.-Mexico bilateral commercial relationship.

Concept note-2: -The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) created the world’s largest free trade area, which today has 442.4 million people and a combined gross domestic product of USD 15.4 trillion.

Concept note-3: -North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. NAFTA immediately lifted tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the signatory nations.

Concept note-4: -The agreement aimed to reduce trading costs and make North America a competitive trading bloc in the global market place. NAFTA is the world’s largest trade agreement, with the three member countries reporting a gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $20 trillion.

Concept note-5: -NAFTA’s purpose was to encourage economic activity among North America’s three major economic powers: Canada, the U. S., and Mexico. Proponents of the agreement believed that it would benefit the three nations involved by promoting freer trade and lower tariffs among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.