THE AMERICAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF PROGRAM AND THE ESTONIAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF SOCIETIES IN 1919
THE AMERICAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF PROGRAM AND THE ESTONIAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF SOCIETIES IN 1919
Author(s): Olavi ArensSubject(s): History, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Summary/Abstract: The American Relief Administration sponsored Children’s Relief Program operated in Europe in 1919-22. The program was initiated and organized by Herbert Hoover, the head of the American Relief Administration (ARA) in Europe. The article provides a comprehensive account of the program in-so-far as it affected Estonia. The financing, the administration, and the distribution of food to children via the Estonian Children’s Relief Committees will be covered.
Journal: Acta Historica Tallinnensia
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 78-96
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English