A fascinating and surprisingly relevant propaganda map listing all of the USA's international military and financial aid commitments in 1952, including the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Korean War.

Published by the New York Daily News in February 1952, this map complains that US taxpayers were experiencing a "global headache" after sending more than $32 billion in Mutual Security Aid abroad since the end of WW2. Another $7.5 billion was expected to be sent in 1952 alone. The map also provides a more detailed breakdown of spending by region, with $5 billion of military aid going to Europe, $500 million going to East Asia, and $400 million going to the Near East. The text below the map questions whether any of this aid will ever be repaid.

Colour-coding is used to identify US allies (yellow), US occupied areas (grey with a soldier icon), and the USSR and its allies (red). NATO, the Inter-American Pact, and the various proposed Pacific Pacts are identified by different dashed lines. 

Backed on archival linen for conservation purposes. Printed colour. [WLD4856]