Lesson 34 Peacekeeping
Important Postwar Organizations United Nations (UN) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Forming the United Nations Organized in San Francisco The Universal Declaration of Human Rights First US delegate – Eleanor Roosevelt
Organization of the UN General Assembly Every country has one vote Any country can introduce an issue to discuss Security Council 5 permanent members US, UK, France, USSR, China 10 rotating members Military and political problems around the world Veto power
Israel and Palestine Thousands of Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors Zionism after World War II David Ben-Gurion In 1949, the UN made a resolution to divide Palestine into two countries Israel – a Jewish State Palestine – aa Arab State
Forming NATO and the Warsaw Pact Major Countries US, Canada, UK, France, Italy A military alliance States agree to defend each other Formed to counter the threat of the USSR The Soviet Union and Eastern countries formed the Warsaw Pact as a counter to NATO.
Kennedy’s Peace Initiatives Alliance for Progress Economic aid to Latin America Under funded Corrupt politicians got much of the aid Peace Corps Volunteers to help other countries Two-year commitments