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Foreign Aide & Defense Alliances

Foreign Aide & Defense Alliances. Foreign Aid. Lend-Lease (1940’s): US gave $50 billion in food, munitions, & supplies to allies in WWII Marshall Plan After WWII, US gave $12.5 billion to 16 nations in W estern Europe. Foreign Aid.

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Foreign Aide & Defense Alliances

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  1. Foreign Aide & Defense Alliances

  2. Foreign Aid • Lend-Lease (1940’s): US gave $50 billion in food, munitions, & supplies to allies in WWII • Marshall Plan • After WWII, US gave $12.5 billion to 16 nations in Western Europe

  3. Foreign Aid • Most foreign aid $ must be used to buy American goods & services • AID- Agency for International Development: economic aid programs

  4. Security Alliances • NATO (1949) North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Collective defense of Western Europe • Mid 2003: campaign against Iraq

  5. Security Alliances • Other Alliances • RIO Pact (1947): security alliance that is a restatement of the Monroe Doctrine • ANZUS Pact (1951): US, New Zealand, Australia promote collective security in Pacific • 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

  6. Security Alliances • Other Alliances (Continued) • Philippines Pact (1951): disagreements over redrafting prompted withdrawal of all US military forces • Korean Pact: US allied with South Korea • Taiwan Pact: US ends recognition of the Taiwan Nationalist Party

  7. Security Alliances • Middle East • U.S. torn: wants to maintain friendly relations with both Arabs and Israelis • 1948 • Camp David Accords 1979 • 1993- PLO and Israel (Oslo Accords)

  8. United Nations • Charter: Main reason it was formed was to save future generations from wars • Maintenance of international peace & security • Development of friendly relations between & among all nations • Promotion of justice & cooperation in the solution of international problems

  9. United Nations • General Assembly • Town Hall meeting of the world- each country has 1 vote

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