1. Foreign Policy and National Defense
Chapter 17

2. Foreign Aid and Alliances
Section 4
Foreign Aid and Alliances

3. Foreign Aid
U.S. often lends or gives money to foreign nations for economic or military use.
WWII – Lend Lease Program
Post WWII – Marshall Plan
Foreign aid makes up about 1% of entire federal budget.
According to American law, aid given to foreign countries must be spent on American goods and services.

6. Security Alliances NATO Other U.S. alliances
Formed after WWII to combat the Soviet Bloc
An attack on any of the 28 member countries is an attack on all
Today: Provide crisis management and peacekeeping functions.
Other U.S. alliances
The Rio Pact
ANZUS Pact
Japanese Pact
Philippine Pact
Taiwan Pact

11. The United Nations
Move toward intervention is made evident by U.S. participation in the United Nations
193 nations are members today
Provides humanitarian and peacekeeping functions.

12. U.N. Headquarters New York, NY

13. General Counsel Room United Nations

14. The Work of the U.N. Peacekeeping Functions Humanitarian Functions
U.S. Security Council
U.S. is one of 5 permanent veto-wielding nations (United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, and France)
Sanctions
International Court of Justice
Humanitarian Functions
UNICEF
WHO

15. Meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Chaired by President Barack Obama

16. Eleanor Roosevelt, UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

17. International Court of Justice, The Hague

18. WHO worker, dispensing medicine