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Foreign AidA. Lend-Lease (1940’s): US gave $50 billion in food,
munitions, & supplies to allies in WWIIB. Marshall Plan
1. After WWII, US gave $12.5 billion to 16 nations in Western Europe
Foreign AidMost 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 Organization1. Collective defense of Western Europe2. Mid 2003: campaign against Iraq
Security AlliancesB. 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 forces5. Korean Pact: US allied with South Korea6. Taiwan Pact: US ends recognition of the Taiwan Nationalist Party
Security Alliances
C. Middle East1. U.S. torn: wants to maintain friendly relations with both Arabs
and Israelis 2. 1948
a. Camp David Accords 1979b. 1993- 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 & security2. Development of friendly relations between & among all nations3. Promotion of justice & cooperation in the solution of
international problems