American Relief Administration (1921)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
organization
|
| gptkbp:areaServed |
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Central_Europe |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Hoover_administration
Great Depression international humanitarian efforts |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
various international organizations
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkb:Red_Cross various NGOs |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1933
|
| gptkbp:evaluates |
generally positive
criticism for political involvement pioneered modern humanitarian aid practices |
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
|
| gptkbp:funding |
over $100 million
private donations |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first large-scale U.S. government relief effort
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Relief Administration (1921)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased awareness of humanitarian issues
improved international relations established frameworks for future aid efforts saved millions from starvation influenced_U.S._foreign_policy |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
political climate of the 1920s
World_War_I_aftermath economic_conditions_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkb:Charles_E._Russell gptkb:Paul_W._Garrett |
| gptkbp:legacy |
set precedent for future relief organizations
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
closure in 1933
launch of relief operations in 1921 response to the 1921 famine in Russia relief_efforts_during_the_Russian_famine_of_1921 |
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Soviet_Russia
Europe |
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide relief to people affected by famine and disaster
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Famine Relief Administration
|
| gptkbp:typeOf |
medical assistance
financial support shelter provision food aid clothing distribution |
| gptkbp:volunteers |
thousands
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1921
|