The United States and the World  Isolationism….A policy the United States lived by for over 120 years  World War I will end that, temporarily  The World was not our problem  Self sustaining  Empire?  Making the World safe for what?

Post World War I  President Woodrow Wilson saw an opportunity  “The War to End All War” should not be repeated  Wilson’s 14 Points for Eternal Peace  Included the League of Nations  NO MORE WAR, let’s return to “normalcy!”

The League  Nations like Italy, Germany, and Japan will join  The US WILL NOT join. It is weak and ineffective and will lead to World War II

Never Again  The United Nations  Founded in April 1945 to ensure peace  Today 193 nations are apart of it.  Initially located in San Francisco. Now…New York City-International Territory

The Make up of UN  The General Assembly (all member nations)  The Security Council (15 Nations, 5 Permanents-USA, China, Russia, France, UK) Non Permanent serve 2 year terms  The Secretariat(kinda like a cabinet)  The Secretary General

What it Does  Enforce peace, end fighting, help dislpased in war torn area  Blue Helmets  Korean War-First Military engagement  Gulf War 1991  Somalia  Peace keeping missions

General Assembly

UN Security Council

The Secretary General-Ban Ki- Moon

Moon and Kami

NATO  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization  The West V. The East  Founded in 1949 to protect Western Europe from Soviet Union  “An attack on one is an attack against all”  The Soviet Union died in 1991 but NATO persists  Expanding into Eastern Europe which concerns Russia

Military Intervention  Bosnia (early ’90’s)  Kosovo 1999  Afghanistan  Gulf of Aden anti piracy  Libya