Let’s be Friends:Let’s be Friends:aka – I got your GATT aka – I got your GATT

right hereright hereObjective: Analyze the establishment of the world peace

movement after WWII.Std 11.9.1

United NationsUnited NationsApril 12, 1945

representatives from 50 nations met in San Francisco

June 26 sign agreement for UN

General Assembly and 5 nation security council

Security council: UK, USSR, China, US, France

On security conucil any nation could veto an action

UN GoalsUN Goals

Main Goals◦international law◦international security◦Economic development◦social progress◦human rights◦world peace

Includes 192 countries

MethodsMethods

All countries provide troops

Peacekeeping – “Blue Helmets”

HaitiFailures

◦Serbia◦Rwanda

International Declaration of International Declaration of Human RightsHuman Rights

Signed in 1948 - non-binding

All countries promote - “universal respect for, and observance of, human rights”

Provide support for countries in transition to democracy

International Declaration of International Declaration of Human RightsHuman Rights

Foundations in◦Enlightenment◦Bill of Rights◦Declarations of the

Rights of Man◦Four Freedoms

International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund

Promote International Trade ◦ - monetary

cooperation◦ - stabilization of

exchange ratesPut money aside to

pay debts

World BankWorld Bank

Goal is to reduce poverty

Provide loans – leveraged loans

Marshall Plan

World Bank GoalsWorld Bank Goals

Strengthen government

Build InfrastructureDevelop financial

systemsCombat corruptionEducation

General Agreement on Tariffs and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)Trade (GATT)

Ended in 1994, became World Trade Organization

Reduce tariffs in international trade

Has been expanded to intellectual property rights

Shaping EuropeShaping Europe

Helps to foster a capitalist environment

Provided money, trade, support for countries

Pulled them away from Communism

Maintaining PeaceMaintaining Peace

Created a community

Support for other countries when needed

Has a way to enforce action

Objective: Analyze the role of NATO and SEATO, in maintaining security during the Cold War.

Std 11.9.2

I got your back if you I got your back if you got minegot mine

AlliancesAlliances

Military Alliance Key in Cold WarSupport

NATONATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Support democracyLocated around

North AtlanticCanada, US, Britain,

France, West Europe etc.

Defensive AllianceKeep Russians out,

Americans in and Germans down

SEATOSEATOSouth East Asian Treaty OrganizationBlock communist gains in Southeast AsiaProvide coordinated defense and military forceIf country attacked then other participants

could say no

CENTO (METO)CENTO (METO)

Middle East Treaty Organization

Similar to NATO/SEATO

Only in Middle East

Stop spread of Communism

Warsaw PactWarsaw Pact

Communist Response to NATO

Made up of only communist countries

USSR, Albania, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania etc

ContainmentContainment

Contain CommunistMilitary EconomicUse NATO/SEATOMain US idea during

Cold War“support free peoples

who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”

Domino TheoryDomino Theory

If one country in Southeast Asia falls then the rest will fall

Looked at Eastern Europe as example