Ethnic groups, yet faced criticism for how it treated its own dissenters and minorities. This is just over an hour. Good morning, everyone. So, this morning were going to be talking about or rather, we will begin our conversation about neutrality. That conversation will last over the course of several lectures, so well wrap up other countries annuity realities. But this morning were going to really focus on what neutrality looked like and meant for the americans, especially in the first half of the war. So, the thing that i want you to understand the most and this is really vital because its a very different understanding of neutrality than we have today neutrality at the beginning of the war did not mean inactivity. It did not mean passivity. And it most certainly did not mean impartiality. So, if it doesnt mean those things, then what on earth does neutrality mean . The definition of neutrality differs with each country. Some, like belgium, will say that they never gave up their neut
Very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality, at the beginning of the war, did not mean inactivity. I did not mean passivity. And it most certainly did not mean impartiality. So if it doesnt mean those things, then what on earth does neutrality mean . The definition of neutrality differs with each country. Some, like belgium, will say that they never gave up their neutrality. They were invaded, right . But they always remained, officially, neutral. So they were agrieved against as a neutral country. Others like switzerland, will say, were neutral and to prove it, dylan, im going to hold your wallet, and kia, im going to hold your wallet. And thats how im neutral. In the case of the United States, neutrality will for the most part mean they will do business with whoever, and the very willingness to do business with both germans or rather the central powers and the allies is proof of their neutrality. So a lot of people are surprised to learn that at the begi
The u. S. Revised down its revised forecast for this year and next. The outlook for automakers in a postvirus world. We look at the prospects of japan the boss of lamborghini. Shery breaking news out of south korea. We are getting the Unemployment Rate for the month of april, coming in at 3. 8 . This would be below expectations of more than 4 and at the same level than in the previous month. South korea of course has implemented big fiscal measures, not to mention the relaxation of social distancing measures and president moon jaein asking his ministers to swiftly draw up a third budget. He has announced something of a korean style nodeal with statement investments, and we are seeing the south korean Unemployment Rate at 3. 8 , the previousl as in the month as south korea continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. That seems to have restarted and regained some momentum with those infections around nightclubs in seoul. Lets turn to Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong for a check on the ma
Think of themselves in the world, in a very different way. If you want to understand the 20th century, if you want to understand the role that the United States plays, the 1890s is the place to start because the transformation that you see among the people and their attitudes in the 1890s is little short of amazing. Remember this. Remember that as far back as you want to go in American History, the idea has been that the United States and before that, the american colonies we are over here and the rest of the world is the rest of the world. There is this purposeful sense that we are us, and the rest of the world can do whatever it wants. Whatever it is going to do, it is not going to affect us. I am dancing around the word isolation because that has a lot of baggage around it. But that is part of it. We were an isolated country. Or it is not isolated, if you dont want to use isolation. We can pick and choose however much involvement we wanted, and we usually did not want any involvemen
New and very distinct in the evolution of the story we are telling. Distinct becomes a beginning of the way america thinks of itself in the world in a very different way. Look, if you want to understand the 20th century, if you want to understand the roles of the United States assumes for itself and plays in the 20th century, the 190s is the place to start. The transformationalist and transformation is seen among the people and their attitudes in the 190s is little short of kind of amazing. Remember this. Remember that as far back as you want to go in American History, the idea has been that the United States, and before that, the american colonies. We are over here, and the rest of the world is the rest of the world. There is this purposeful sense that we are us, and the rest of the world can do whatever it wants, whatever it takes. Whatever it is going to do, it is not going to affect us. I am dancing around the world isolation because that has got a lot of baggage around it, but tha