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