"The Kindness of Uncle Sam"?: American Aid to France and the Politics of Postwar Relief, 1944-1948
Journal: MacSphere (McMaster University)
Year: 2018

This dissertation contributes to literature on postwar philanthropy and the Franco-American relationship. It examines the private voluntary relief organization, American Aid to France (AAF), which provided emergency supplies, rehabilitative services, and assisted in the reconstruction of France following the Second World War. Unlike other devastated European countries, Charles de Gaulle did not invite the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to host a program, which li