IDSB06H3 Lecture : IDSB06 Lecture 2.pdf
21 Apr 2012
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At the end of wwii, europe suffered in an unprecedented financial way. Shift in power dynamics --> britain could not provide the aid. Colonial empire collapsed; handed power over to us. Members of british government sent a memo to secretary of state marshall saying that britain couldn"t bail out smaller european nations (especially greece and turkey) We"re not just trying to build europe: we want to promote the security of the us and protect western civilization. The real enemies of democracy were hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Foreign aid becomes an instrument of foreign policy. Aid was always given but it was not an instrument --> now it has an agenda. President truman gives his inauguration speech: foreign policy and aid was going to spread american interests in the world: capitalism and freedom. Southern hemisphere is for the first time is an underdeveloped region. We"re spreading the light of capitalism and freedom to these regions.
