HIUS 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pacific Proving Grounds, Andersen Air Force Base, Rongelap Atoll

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Hius 103 lecture 8 nuclear testing in the pacific. Colonial histories of micronesia: marshall islands, mariana islands, caroline islands. Guam: us colony since 1898, unincorporated territory since 1951, organic act. Terms of un trusteeship (1947: promote economic advancements and self-sufficiency, protect inhabitants against loss of lands and resources, rhetoric of protection, path to eventual independence. Trust territory of the pacific islands as a creation of the cold war. Mariana islands: military base construction, anderson air force base. Stationing of troops: used in vietnam war to send troops to asia. Trust fund of million: declared republic of marshall islands as independent republic that willingly wants to associate with us, primarily for defense purposes. Ig(cid:374)ed (cid:271)y people (cid:449)ith (cid:858)respe(cid:272)ta(cid:271)le(cid:859) positio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) marshallese so(cid:272)iety. The people"s charter for a nuclear-free and independent pacific. British: coming together in 1970s and 1980s because all not independent and facing nuclear threats.

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