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Foreign Aid Saturday, October 01, 2016 Students will understand the history of modern American foreign aid and be able to identify the three types of aid given.
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History of American foreign aid Post WWI Financial Recovery Post WWII George Marshall Sec. of State Marshall Plan $13 billion Food Clothing Industrial rebuilding
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Winston Churchill former British Prime Minister “ An Iron Curtain has descended across Europe.” Fear of the spread of communism Cold War
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Types of Foreign Aid Bilateral aid: Aid given directly to other nations Aid to Iraq Iraq Israel Egypt Sudan Columbia Mexico
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Wednesay February 26 Foreign Aid Today: 1. Review 3 types of assistance 2. The need for foreign aid
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Types of Foreign Aid Multilateral aid : Aid given to international organizations
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Reasons for Assistance Humanitarian Assistance Immediate, Short-term Disaster relief Tsunami Earthquake Flooding
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Reasons for Assistance Development Assistance Long-term education Sustainable Farming
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Reasons for Assistance Infrastructure Roads Bridges Hospitals Democracy Representative gov’t U.S. ally
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Types of Assistance Security Assistance Military assistance Training Weapon sales Loyalty?
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The need for aid 1. Poverty 3.2 billion people live on <$2 / day 2. Hunger 850 million people Drought War 3. AIDS (Disease- Malaria) 39 million people world wide 24 million in Africa 5 million new cases / year 3.3 million sub-Saharan Africans died in 2014 Experts estimate 66% of the sub-Saharan population could die by 2050.
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5 little articles assignment 1. Groups of 5 2. Article handout 3. 10 minute study 4. Within your group, assign numbers 1-5 based on age. 1 = youngest, 5 = oldest 5. Share your article with your group. 1 goes first, 5 goes last. 6. As the articles are being shared, all members should think of and record 2 level 2 questions. 7. After each article briefly discuss 1 or 2 or your level 2 questions.
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Newspaper assignment With a partner… Find a newspaper article which is illustrates The three types of assistance. The three needs for aid Read, discuss and be prepared to discuss your articles and how they relate to which type of assistance and need. Questions to answer (written) 1. What type of aid or assistance is it? 2. What qualifies it as this type of assistance? 3. What type of need is it? 4. What is being done to help? Be able to summarize your article Assistance 1.Humanitarian 2.Development 3.Security Need 1.Poverty 2.Hunger 3.AIDS Find two articles Assistance article Need article
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Foreign Aid today ??????? YOUR OPINION?
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