Rio Pact
1947 was a big year for United States history, for it had many life changing events. One of those events included the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, better known as the Rio Pact. The pact was created at the beginning of the Cold War for security amongst the Americas. The pact was heavily influenced by the Soviet red scare. The effects the Rio Pact had on the Cold War brought a mutual alliance that consequentially led to other treaties.
The Rio Pact was brought in to existence on September 2, 1947. The treaty included all the Americas, as well as Antartica and Greenland (THE RIO PACT AT A GLANCE). The agreement stated that if one country was attacked or harmed, then the aggression would affect each country in the treaty. Essentially pulling those countries that signed the treaty into war. Just like the NATO treaty, the Rio Pact was the prevention of the spread of communism through the use of military forces. The agreement was …show more content…
Started by Mexico’s refusal to comply with the decision made to prohibit relations with Cuba. None the less the other nations committed to the Rio Pact. The greater decline was caused by the initial acts that were discussed but were not enforced. A similar action occurred to the OAS, where the non english speaking states were not represented in the organization (Garcia-Amador 24). That in mind the States stated that they were not in bound to the acts given by the organization. Amidst the decline of the Rio Pact, OAS decided to take things in to their own hands. They were upset with the product of the treaty and the way it was operating. The OAS organized a special commission, which consisted of representatives of the countries taking part in the pact. These representatives were told to analyze the system and actions of the Rio Pact. The Commission later reported a outline of amendments, which later were added to the Rio Pact in 1975 (Garcia-Amador
1947 was a big year for United States history, for it had many life changing events. One of those events included the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, better known as the Rio Pact. The pact was created at the beginning of the Cold War for security amongst the Americas. The pact was heavily influenced by the Soviet red scare. The effects the Rio Pact had on the Cold War brought a mutual alliance that consequentially led to other treaties.
The Rio Pact was brought in to existence on September 2, 1947. The treaty included all the Americas, as well as Antartica and Greenland (THE RIO PACT AT A GLANCE). The agreement stated that if one country was attacked or harmed, then the aggression would affect each country in the treaty. Essentially pulling those countries that signed the treaty into war. Just like the NATO treaty, the Rio Pact was the prevention of the spread of communism through the use of military forces. The agreement was …show more content…
Started by Mexico’s refusal to comply with the decision made to prohibit relations with Cuba. None the less the other nations committed to the Rio Pact. The greater decline was caused by the initial acts that were discussed but were not enforced. A similar action occurred to the OAS, where the non english speaking states were not represented in the organization (Garcia-Amador 24). That in mind the States stated that they were not in bound to the acts given by the organization. Amidst the decline of the Rio Pact, OAS decided to take things in to their own hands. They were upset with the product of the treaty and the way it was operating. The OAS organized a special commission, which consisted of representatives of the countries taking part in the pact. These representatives were told to analyze the system and actions of the Rio Pact. The Commission later reported a outline of amendments, which later were added to the Rio Pact in 1975 (Garcia-Amador