Five Eyes

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/five-eyes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the alliance members?Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
2. What is the founding treaty?UKUSA Agreement, formalized in 1946
3. How did the Five Eyes start?It began during World War II when British and American cryptanalysts worked together to break enemy codes. After the war they made it official with the UKUSA Agreement in 1946.
4. What is ECHELON?ECHELON is a surveillance system created in the 1960s that lets the Five Eyes monitor many electronic communications, especially during the Cold War and later around the world.

UKUSA Agreement: A multilateral treaty governing the cooperation in signals intelligence among the Five Eyes nations, established post-WWII.
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT): Intelligence derived from the interception and analysis of electronic signals and communications.
ECHELON: A global electronic surveillance network historically operated by the Five Eyes for mass interception of communications.
Civil Liberties: Fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals, often debated in the context of government surveillance.