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Public Opinion on American Foreign Policy/Aid

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  • United States Sends Aid to Afghanistan

    Since 2002, the United States has sent approximately $100 billion to Afghanistan in order to rebuild the country.

  • "U.S. Announces $350 Million in Tsunami Aid." Msnbc.com. 31 Dec. 2004. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.

  • Stossel, John, and Gena Binkley. "Are Americans Cheap? Or Charitable?" ABC News. ABC News Network, 21 Aug. 2007. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.

  • United States Sends Aid to China

    The United States sent search and rescue materials and emergency relief supplies such as blankets, food, tents following an earthquake in China,

  • People Go Hungry in the United States

    In both 2008 and 2012, 17.6 million households in America faced difficulty buying enough food.

  • "Foreign Aid and Bad Government." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, 30 Jan. 2009. Web. 17 Sept. 2014

  • USA Sends Aid to Haiti Following Earthquake

    In the days following the earthquake the struck Haiti in early 2010, the United States sent seven search and rescue teams and emergency food and water assistance, and helped to clean up the destruction and reconstruct the country.

  • United States Sends Aid to Japan

    The United States began to send ships carrying relief supplies to Japan after a 23-foot tsunami hit the eastern coast.

  • "Majority Says No U.S. Responsibility to Act in Syria." Pew Research Center RSS. 11 Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.

  • Extreme Poverty Exists in the United States

    It was estimated that over 1.65 million households in the United States were surviving on less than two dollars a day in 2011.

  • DeSilver, Drew. "Americans Want to Mind Their Own Business." Pew Research Center RSS. 29 July 2013. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.

  • Wall Street Journal Conducts Poll

    The Wall Street journal reports that 19% of Americans believe that the country should be more involve in world affairs.

  • Hook, Janet. "Americans Want to Pull Back From World Stage, Poll Finds." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, 30 Apr. 2014. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.

  • Wall Street Journal Conducts Poll

    The Wall Street journal reports that 27% of Americans believe that the country should be more involved in world affairs.

  • O'Connor, Patrick. "Americans Move Toward More Active Foreign Policy — WSJ/NBC Poll." Washington Wire RSS. 9 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.