Battle in Seattle English Subtitles

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1947: shortly after
the close of World War ll,

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23 nations signed
a general agreement

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on tariffs and trade,

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the GATT.

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Its purpose was to liberalize
and expand world trade.

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Stability,
a sense of global community:

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they were the key.

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For five decades,
the GATT will grow,