History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2295 short lesson, about 20 seconds
NAFTA
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The idea
Congress ratified the North American Free Trade Agreement late in nineteen ninety-three, ending tariffs and trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In practice
The anchor's measure: the world's largest common market by population, some four hundred twenty-five million people.
Where people slip
The anchor presents NAFTA as part of Clinton's economically conservative New Democrat programme.
Your place on the trail
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