Foreign Aide & Defense Alliances
Foreign Aid A.Lend-Lease (1940’s): US gave $50 billion in food, munitions, & supplies to allies in WWII B.Marshall Plan 1.After WWII, US gave $12.5 billion to 16 nations in Western Europe
Foreign Aid Most foreign aid $ must be used to buy American goods & services AID- Agency for International Development: economic aid programs
Security Alliances A.NATO (1949) North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1.Collective defense of Western Europe 2.Mid 2003: campaign against Iraq
Security Alliances B.Other Alliances 1.RIO Pact (1947): security alliance that is a restatement of the Monroe Doctrine 2.ANZUS Pact (1951): US, New Zealand, Australia promote collective security in Pacific 3.Japanese Pact (1951): In exchange for military protection, the US can build bases in Japan Rio pact members in dark blue, nations that left in cyan
Security Alliances B.Other Alliances (Continued) 4.Philippines Pact (1951): disagreements over redrafting prompted withdrawal of all US military forces 5.Korean Pact: US allied with South Korea 6.Taiwan Pact: US ends recognition of the Taiwan Nationalist Party
Security Alliances C.Middle East 1.U.S. torn: wants to maintain friendly relations with both Arabs and Israelis a.Camp David Accords 1979 b PLO and Israel (Oslo Accords)
United Nations A.Charter: Main reason it was formed was to save future generations from wars 1.Maintenance of international peace & security 2.Development of friendly relations between & among all nations 3.Promotion of justice & cooperation in the solution of international problems
United Nations B.General Assembly 1.Town Hall meeting of the world- each country has 1 vote