American Philanthropy in Action: The American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1923
American Philanthropy in Action: The American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1923

Summary/Abstract: The entry of the United States into the First World War was the decisive factor that gave the Allies indisputable superiority over the Central Powers and soon after determined the outcome of the war. Yet, although the great U.S. military and economic support contributed the catalytic energy for the Allied victory, U.S. humanitarian efforts, in the form of joint private and government relief missions, left the more lasting impression upon the European people. The American Red Cross banner became the distinctive symbol of American humanitarian involvement in the European war. The organization's war and postwar operations can serve as a case study of a philanthropic agency that, while fulfilling its humanitarian task, became at the same time a major political instrument of U.S. postwar influence in Europe. [...]

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