the nations were united. china, russia, france, britain, and the united states led the people of the world as they launched the rules of international law and a bill of human rights, a rule of law they believed no nation, large or small, would dare defy. the united nations was set up, a tribunal empowered to mediate international disputes and to enforce its decisions. soon this machinery was put to the test. in indonesia and elsewhere, people felt the desire for independence and control of their own destiny. this had been seen in the united nations'charter. a republic of indonesia had been set up, embracing a large part of the island empire, which had until then been under the rule of the netherlands. civil unrest broke out in the republic and the other islands. although the netherlands had recognized the new republic, differences arose and the dutch began military operations. in july 1947, the hostilities in indonesia were brought to the attention of the security council of the united nations. the council im

the nations were united. they launched the rule of international law and human rights, a rule of law they believed no nation, large or small, would dare defy. the united nations was set up, a tribunal to decide and enforce its decisions. people felt a strong desire for independence, and this had been seen in the united nations charter. a republic of indonesia had been set up, embracing a large part of the island which had, until then, been under the rule of the netherlands. civil unrest broke out in the republic and other islands. although the netherlands had recognized the new republic, differences arose, and the dutch began military operations. in july 1947, the hostilities in indonesia were brought to the attention of the security council of the united nations. the council immediately issued a cease fire order and appointed a committee of good offices to aid in the peaceful negotiation of the dispute between the netherlands and republican leaders. guided by the united nations committee, the two parties to

he served the united states congress and he also served in the united states senate. and he and his wife were the hosts during james buchannan's administration in washington, d.c. when the south left and formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis to become its first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become the president of the confederate states of america. we're standing in the cell where jefferson davis was held at the conclusion of the american civil war. in 1865, jefferson davis received word from general robert e. lee that they no longer could hold the federal army back from attacking the city of richmond. with that news, jefferson davis adjourned his cabinet and sent his family on the road for their protection. jefferson davis soon after that was follow. he would finally catch up with his family right above the florida state line. it's here where a federal mounted unit was able to capture him and his family. jefferson davis was placed on a boat and moved back up here to ft. monroe and incarcerated in this very ce

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of the united nations are remembered.bered two are the words he spoke shortly before he died, on world organization. expressing his congress -- confidence. >> i'm confident the american people will accept the results of this conference, in the beginning of a permanent structure of peace. upon which we can begin to build under god, that better world in which our children and our grandchildren, yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole world, must live and can live. >> each week, american history tv real america brings you archival films that provide historical context for public policy issues, of the 21st century. ♪ ♪

as integrated unit. be integrated. >> we got ridiculed quite a bit by the combat troops that came over. we went overseas early in the war to help build the airports and so forth for the 8th and 9th air forces and after they got there we were constantly ridiculed as, you know, as they ridiculed blacks at that time. >> i liked action and alfred didn't have enough action for me. i was in the army and i wanted to see some action. >> by december 1944 the army faces a dangerous shortage. few white combat replacement troops are left in the european theater. >> when the germans launch a counteroffensive in the ardens the need for reenforcements becomes crucial. there's only one place to turn, the all-black support units behind the lines. for the first time in the war the army asks african-american soldiers to take their places in combat units with white soldiers. the response exceeds all expectations. >> saying anybody want to sign up for the infantry, didn't hear no more about it, the next day i went to town an

it in the unit in nations, united states delegate spoke for the indignant people of nations everywhere the armed invasion of the republic of korea continues. the republic of korea has appealed to the united nations for protection. i am proud to report, that the united states is prepared to furnish assistance to the republic of korea. four days after the invasion began, the capital city of seoul fell to the communists. small elements of the states army were elected to japan to help check the red advance. they were greeted with cheers. but the sharing was soon forgotten. our small forces found themselves greatly outnumbered by communist troops, trained and equipped by the russians. our handful of troops but precious time, until reinforcements would arrive. we showed to the communists that we had the will to fight aggression wherever and whenever it occurred. i'm july 10th, president truman appointed general douglas mcarthur, commander in chief of the inundations forces, which were beginning to assemble. for the outnumbered troops in the field, it was fight, pull back, and fight again. [n

amen. >> the national museum of the united states army is a joint effort between the united states army army historical foundation. the mission of the army historical foundation is to honor the american soldier by preserving and presenting the history and heritage of the united states army. from his home in massachusetts, please welcome the chairman of the army historical foundation, general retired arnold sullivan. >> distinguished guests, friends, and supporters of the army museum, welcome to the opening ceremony of the national museum of the united states army. this museum is a giant tribute to over 30 million soldiers who have served throughout our history as a country. i think it is important we take a moment to remember one soldier in particular. general bill herzog whose recent passing has saddened us all. he was a dedicated soldier who served as chairman of the board for 15 years. trying to keep the campaign to build this impressive museum alive. we are grateful for his enormous effort and offer the deepest condolences to his wife and family. bill, rest in peace. it is my honor

if ireland rose up against the british empire and the united states had signed this, with the united states have any commitment? external aggression. it would not. ok? i want you look at this. this is an extremely controversial part of the versailles peace treaty. it was an area of china germany had taken over. they have the doctrine of extra reality. the chinese police could not touch them. only the german police could touch him. when world war i began, japan was an ally of great britain. so, japan declared war on germany and took over the peninsula. woodrow wilson realized he needed support for the treaty. the japanese said, we want one small little thing. we want to racial equality clause. we want you to acknowledge the international relations is no longer for white people exclusively. we want you to start saying from the beginning and by the way, we would appreciate it if your legislature and the state of california knows it. woodrow wilson says, ok. this is in the segregation of the south. woodrow wilson says, i'm not quite sure i can do that. he is to give an area of china, inh

take them into the united states. that truman knows, domestic politics and international politics, the hostility for the european jews. the misunderstanding, congress will never allow them in the country. >> a question i had, a scene in the book, this goes back to the camps themselves and word gets back and the situation is really dire, people are suffering and talk to eisenhower and told him to clean it up. eisenhower goes back and goes toward the camp in particular the jewish camps and makes it a point these are under united states authority. was that an act of humanity or was i romanticizing truman and eisenhower in late of recent events, displaced people? >> truman and eisenhower in this book. heroes nonetheless, with displaced persons, it is because he read the bible from early on, jews belong - the pain in the beginning, we've got to realize what a mess europe was. we knew that millions had been killed, or many made it out of the camps and there was this sense the state department had the sense and the british h

the man who helped weld the united nations together as a fighting team and who worked to keep them unitede to come had died before he could see his dream come true. but his words were in every mind and heart. >> 25 years ago american fighting men looked to the statesmen of the world to furnish the work of peace for which they fought and suffered. we failed them. with failed them, then, we cannot fail them again and expect the world to survive again. >> president truman, roosevelt's friend and successor, opened the conference by radio from washington. >> delegates to the united nations conference on international organization. it is not the purpose of this conference to draft a treaty of peace in the old sense of that term. this conference will devote its energies and its labors exclusively to the single problem of setting up the essential organization to keep the peace. you are to write the fundamental charter. [ applause ] ♪ >> as the delegates broke up that first night, the task before them was clear. to chart the course toward realistic international cooperation to preserve peace. this

let's begin that work to heal, unite, to heal and unite america as well as the world. i want to thank you all. godgod bless you, may protect our troops. i turn this over to the new team, starting with the next circuitry of estate, t-- secretary of state, tony blinken. trouble, weet in will clean off the podium. thank you for your trust and your confidence. if confirmed by the united states senate, i will do everything i can oto earn it. mr. president-elect, working for you has been the greatest privilege of my professional life. so many people have brought me to this day, college classmates to bandmates, my colleagues in the clinton and obama administrations, the senate, and the state department. i thank them all, and i ask for my special appetite for bad puns. closely i would like to thank my families -- sisters and sisters in law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, wonderful in-laws, and especially, my wife and our children. are truly the greatest. --america has been the last best hope on earth. ogroms inather fled pr russia to a new home in america. father, served

openingme to the grand of the national museum of the united states army, the national museum of the united states army celebrates over 245 years of army history and honors our nations soldiers, past, present, and future in the regular army, the army reserves in the army national guard. thank you for joining us for our virtual ceremony. out of an abundance of caution during the covid-19 pandemic, there is no in person audience today and certain ceremonial elements have been prerecorded. please welcome the official party to the stage -- the secretary of the army, the honorable ryan b mccarthy. chief of staff of the army, general james c mcconville. sergeant major of the army, michael a grinstead. director of the national museum of the united states army, ms. tammy call. accompanied by acting secretary of defense, the honorable christopher c miller. and chairman to the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a millie. now presenting the colors is the third united states infantry residents, the old guard, accompanied by the old guard fife and drum corps. the national anthem will be performed by je

war "the united states of war". additionally you can ask the author a question by clicking on q&a, which you can find at the bottom of your screen. while we will try to get to everyone's questions we apologize in advance if we don't have enough time to address yours. finally, we want to thank you for being here with us today we are so thankful for everyone keeping our business and spirits afloat. it's my pleasure to introduce today's speaker david vine is a public anthropologist and professor of apology at american university. he's written a book and the island of shame the secret history of the u.s. military base where he addresses war and peace u.s. warren policy and human rights he continues that through his new book that releases today the united states of war a global history of america's endless conflict from columbus to the islamic state. in it david traces patterns of violence from columbus's through anthropological and historical research david discusses violence, war, empire and the pervasive and powered Ã

the united nations are remembered.red too are the words he spoke shortly before he died on world organization, expressing his confidence that -- >> the congress of the american people will accept the results of this conference as the beginning of a permanent structure of peace upon which we can begin to build under god that better world in which our children and grandchildren, yours and mine, children and grandchildren of the whole world, must live and can live. >> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3 go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union. but reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him.

james al-jazeera of the united nations. the g 20 or group of 28 was set up in 1999 as a leading form for global economic cooperation. it consists of 19 countries of some of the world's largest economies, plus the european union. its members collectively represent around 80 percent of the world's economic output. several developing nations including brazil, china, india, and indonesia belong to the group. its leaders meet annually to discuss mainly the most challenging economic issues, but they also tackle other pressing problems. the group has been criticized for involving only a small number of nations in important decisions. and let's bring in our guests on pettifer is a global economist, and she joins us from suffolk, in the united kingdom in from morocco. we have ms. armor, sorry, an associate professor of international studies at arco wayne university. and joining us from washington, d.c. is hillary mann, leverett c.e.o. of the political risk consulting firms, are a teacher and a former u.s. diplomat. welcome to you al

god save the united states and this honorable court. >> we will

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is reported on significantly that the united states now is as divided as it's never been before. it was all promises back in 2016 when donald trump took his place in the white house the nation was already divided by race gender class you name it and the country needed a hero now it's time for america get behind a division have to get together. republicans and democrats and independents across this nation i say it is time for us to come together as one united people turned out trump never came to be that knight in shining armor. 20 twentieth's presidential election seasons looks more like an all out war on the streets more than anything mishandling of the pandemic response and the economic crisis but most significant was the brutal killing of george floyd that sparked outrage across the nation and even calls to de-fund the police all together. and instead of trying to unite people america's dividing lines became part of both parties political strategies on the one hand biden and the democrats sold themselves as allies of the so-called peaceful protests what's let's be honest we're

let's begin that work to heal, unite, to heal and unite america as well as the world. i want to thank you all. may god bless you, may god protect our troops. ouri will turn this over to new team, starting with the next secretary of state, tony blinken. get my mask here, tony, so i don't get in trouble. and we will clean off the podium. mr. blinken: good afternoon. mr. president-elect, vice president elect harris, thank you for your trust and your confidence. if confirmed by the united states senate, i will do everything i can to earn it. mr. president-elect, working for you, having you as a mentor and friend, has been the greatest privilege of my professional life. so many people have brought me to this day, from college classmates to bandmates, my colleagues in the clinton and obama administrations, the senate, and the state department. i thank them all, and i ask forgiveness for my insatiable appetite for bad puns. mostly i would like to thank my family -- sisters and sisters in law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, my wonderful in-laws, and especially, my wife a

it was the right thing to do when the united states, canada and united kingdom and e.u. worked together to impose sanctions of those responsible, but the people of belarus still need our help. this bipartisan bill makes clear that congress will stand with the people of belarus and against their oppressors and that they will support their long-term goals of building a fiscal year, more democratic and more western facing belarus. to support the citizens of that country, this bill authorizes assistance to promote democracy, human rights and civil society. it also calls on the administration to ramp up our assistance efforts. for those trying to stifle the democratic aspiration of the people of belarus, this bill imposes new consequences and expands the belarus authorities and officials who may be targeted by u.s. sanctions. this bill is just more than words of support. it will make a real difference for the people of belarus as they strive to build a better country. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the g

and adding a unit.they just stated that it was financially infeasible and that was included in the packets, i believe. >> okay. thank you. >> president koppel: commissioner tanner? >> commissioner tanner: thank you. thank you for the excellent presentation, miss wilborn. building on commissioner moore's questions, has anyone been inside to get a sense of the layout of the building currently? >> we do have permits that are on filed -- that were filed with the department but were never issued or suspended when unpermitted work was continuing without authorization. so we have a pretty good understanding that there were two separate front entrances, i think, from the historic photographs, two separate stairs. one going up to the second-floor unit, and just, the first floor was also unit with access to the garage, which was the shared space. we -- i conducted a site visit, in late 2019, and then, also, there were site visits conducted by enforcement planners throughout the years. i believe this was one done

united states law no longer applies to you. if you want to swear allegiance to the united states, you can have your slaves back, but if not i i am going to seize them as contraband of war because you are using them against my soldiers in the united states army. i will seize them and keep them and you can no longer have your slaves. this would create a mass of folks coming to fort monroe to seek freedom. what started out as three man became 10,000 by the end of the war in four short years. jefferson davis is a contradiction. jefferson davis, in his early life, was a graduate of the united states military academy. he served in the frontier with the added states army. he was secretary of war under president pierce. he and his wife were the host during james buchanan's administration in washington, d.c.. when the south formed their own government, they invited jefferson davis to become their first and only president. jefferson davis would accept that invitation and become president of the confederate states of america. we are stand

should we really rely on the united states to be our closest ally in the future?en, there are no guarantees in life. who knows what will happen in four yea rs ? you're right, the threat is there, that we'll return to the demagogic populism we've experienced in the united states... well, you call it a threat, i'm not calling it a threat. i'm simply saying europeans cannot take for granted a sort of multilateral approach that you and joe biden are clearly keen to offer. yes, i understand completely. having resided in europe for 29 years of my life, i absolutely understand that. i can tell you, the first part of your question, are europeans happy, are they taking this is good news? absolutely. i have got a lot of messages from member states and from the commission saying that this is great news. it's time that we actually go back, as we were before, negotiating and moving forward on security and trade and other foreign policy issues. but there is no guarantee. you know, the conclusion of all of this is that we need to seize the day. we need to seize the day. and i ca

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the united states of america. who do we side with, a confederacy that split from the united states, what are the consequences? they offered essentially a better deal. it did not help anything that the united states was not really keeping a lot of its promises during this time period. i don't know if you can imagine that, the united states and the indian tribes, but it happened. the government of the cherokee nation, wanting to remain neutral, was feeling a great deal of pressure from people who said look, the united states is not really living up to its word, and it looks like the seven nurse might have an edge, and the southerners are offering us so much, in terms of treasure, land, and control, maybe we ought to have a better deal with that. so the folks who lined up with the confederacy, they line up with stan wadie. ultimately, john ross signs an agreement with the confederacy. in 1861, i am always looking at jack to make sure i have got the date right, but 1861 is i think when he signed it. he signs it, and e

united kingdom, france, germany, canada. the leaders of democratic governments and countries of all acknowledged that a democracy is working and they are recognizing the next president of the united states. who has refused to congratulate the next president of the united states, joe biden? vladimir putin. president xi jinping. the leader of north korea. what president trump is doing and how can colleagues are doing either silence is aiding and abetting these leaders. these guys are smiling. your authoritarian leader, who want nothing more than to see democracy fail, to see the model failed. these are leaders who often have eitheir own election faÇade wita pretend to have a free and fair election and then it turns out to be 90% for them that they are smiling at what is happening here. i hope our republican senate colleagues are looking at theng companies they are keeping among foreign leaders watching us because the leaders of our democratic friends and ally countries have all recognized in the selection and leaders of russia

i moved into the bmr unit in a multi-unit building. i have experienced heavy cigarette and marijuana smoke since april 2019. it is 24/7 between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the tenant and guests are caught smoking numerous times. management was unable to evict the tenant. i am medically disabled the conditions are exacerbated by smoke unfreeing lance. i -- fragrance. the building management i can only transfer to another bmr unit in the same building, which is unavailable. i have had to use two air purifiers, turn on kitchen and bathroom fans and wear a mask and leave windows open 24 seven. i have been been forced to leave the unit in the middle of the night. i could not sleep or breathe. smoke was from everywhere, not just kitchen and bathroom fans. i have been living out of boxes since december 2019. i have paid $15,000 not to live in the unit and have my longings smell like smoke. many tenants are in common units, corridors. management is unable to enforce the no smoke policy. once i am able to move to another apartment i may

as a whole they would the united states will. consider the saudi arabia as a light maybe they would paper one side over the other inside saudi arabia. 6 activists. just from having. any and i believe that they will keep it's collating in syria. lebanon and iraq in order to. exhaust syria and you know. let's speak about around for a moment because he has hinted joe biden perhaps a softer approach regarding tehran right now is what iran one thing walked back into and you can simply because it isn't trump enough there's a new face at the helm do you think in iran. i don't believe that it will happen right away. from already did by escalating tension with iran and raising. the tension in order to get more concessions from it once they will at that i think where she has european allies. he would rely more on the europeans. i believe it would be closer to the europeans . and. russia. was what example. was blocked from. getting good relations with russia on this when the deflect attention in the middle east. in lebanon in a way maybe th

nations to try to reimpose those united nations sanctions.ranian position has been the supreme leader today speaking that iran's policy will not change towards the u.s. or who is elected, -- no matter who is elected, but actually there are politicians that are hoping that biden will win because they hope ivan will return to the 2015 nuclear deal, lift some of those sanctions, allowing some relief the economy and normal iranians. but there are also some that wants donald trump to win. you may ask why is that? that is because many believe that trump has isolated the united states and the international committee and handed iran a series of diplomatic victories at the united nations especially. but they think if biden wins, he will bring on board the europeans, get a sense of the of the russians -- get the sympathy of the russians and the chinese, and that is not something that iran really wants to do. generally when i am speaking to people on the streets, and the majority of politicians from the reformist camp, there are hoping that biden will w

up next, the united nations and disputes, they found the founding of the united nations. highlights are conflicts in indonesia, the middle east, and pakistan. >> plans for a final victory. more important, and the foundations for permanent peace for a united nations organization. rushing germany from the east and the west, they met at the river and joined hands in the celebration of victory. they fought the good fight together, final victory was in sight. man's hopes of lasting peace were high. butt the great architect was not to see the final victory. he left the united nations organization, the frame work for lasting peace on earth. world war two ended, and in tokyo bay, general mcarthur spoke for all people. and that gold will preserve it always. >> meanwhile in san francisco, delegates met to form the united nations organization. he had a hopeful expression of man's resolution to live in peace. the nations were united. they launched a rule of law that they did not think they would find. the united nations was set up. and to enforce it's legislation soon it was put to t

, integrated units.integrated. a bit ot ridiculed quite by the combat troops that came over. overseas to help build the airports and so forth for air force and after they got here we were constantly ridiculed, you know, as they time.uled blacks at that >> that outfit didn't have enough action for me. i was in the army and i wanted to see some action. by december 1944, the army faces a dangerous shortage. few white combat replacement in the european theater. [gunshots] when the germans launch a ounteroffensive, the need for reinforcements becomes crucial. there is only one place to turn. support units k behind the lines. or the first time in the war, the army asks african-american soldiers to take their places in white units with soldiers. he response exceeds all expectations. >> anybody want to sign up for the infantry? didn't hear any more about it. the next day i went into town, i examining people for the infantry. day they was xt gone. >> almost 5,000 black soldiers volunteered. they know they are tra

and that will vary from year year, unit to unit, person to person. on average, we have really good people trying to do the right things for the right reasons. but you can always find shortfalls where something has gone wrong. you have the skipper of a ship that's relieved of command because the higher command structure has lost confidence or something really bizarre happens in the operating space. so there will be those instances because we're talking about human beings. but i think we're lot better postured today than we were perhaps in past years. as far as the industrial capacity, this is a 30-year problem. sort the end of the cold war, no soviet union, no major competitor, china wasn't a global economic power that it is technology today. technology didn't enable other countries to become an aspiring nuclear power with long-range ballistic missiles. the u.s. military shrank dramatic until the 1990's. we went from 770,000 soldiers to now today of 480,000. 550 ships in the yeave. today, fewer than 300. i think it's 298 or so. the air force is 2/3 th