How has the world changed? For most of its history, the threat against the U. Where is that threat now? How do the election results in Cleveland compare to the Cuban Missile Crisis? This is not only an Asian issue; it is global. China is the new threat to American and world stability, and the United States, as in , has reached a crossroads to go one way or another.
True, we have bilateral agreements to protect vital interests, especially with Japan and Taiwan. But neither of those obligate the U. Nor are there existing arrangements to use force in the rest of Asia. Historically, isolated countries rarely act alone, which is why there are alliances. A glass ceiling is smashed on September 8, with the premiere of The Joy Luck Club, the first major modern Hollywood movie featuring an all Asian American and predominantly female cast.
September 8, marks the beginning of one of the most important strikes in American history. As over 2, Filipino-American farm workers refused to go to work picking grapes in the valley north of Bakersfield, California, they set into motion a chain of events that would Carved from a single block of white Italian Carrara marble that had been The German armies were later joined by Finnish forces that advanced against Leningrad down the Karelian Isthmus.
The siege of Leningrad, also known as Stuyvesant had hoped to resist the English, but he was an unpopular ruler, and his Dutch subjects refused to rally around him. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M.
Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted On September 8, , Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.
Burma and Indonesia both preferred to maintain their neutrality rather than join the organization. Malaya including Singapore found it politically difficult to give formal support to the organization, though through its ties with Great Britain it learned of key developments.
Most of the SEATO member states were countries located elsewhere but with an interest in the region or the organization. Australia and New Zealand were interested in Asian affairs because of their geographic position in the Pacific.
Great Britain and France had long maintained colonies in the region and were interested in developments in the greater Indochina region. Finally, U. It maintained no military forces of its own, but the organization hosted joint military exercises for member states each year.
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