Answer:
In the 1970s, Thailand had a very low GDP Per Capita. In 1970, Thailand's GDP Per Capita was only 192 dollars. For comparison, the U.S. GDP Per Capita in the same year was 5.247 dollars.
Besides, in the 1970s, Thailand was a monarchy where the king at the time: king Bhumibol Adulyadej, had effective powers over the people. Not all monarchies are developing countries, but monarchies and dictatorships tend to be poorer because of the lack of independent judiciary and enforcement of property rights which disincentivizes investment and economic growth.
Although there were several events that gave participation to black people in the governments, these were the most important:
- The Civil Rights Movement in the United States: it was a long, and mainly non-violent, struggle to extend full access to civil rights and equality before the law to groups that do not have them, especially black citizens.
- Little Rock, 1957: Also known as Little Rock Crisis was a key moment in American civil rights movements, following the decision of the Supreme Court in the Brown case, the school committee of Little Rock, Arkansas, voted in 1957 to integrate the school system.
He is trying to tell that the issue of peace is everyone’s
concern. It is their duty to help others
if they expect the same kind of help in the future. He was urging the American people that the
time for isolation is at an end and they must make a choice for it is only a
matter of time before this war will come at their doorsteps.
The Jews, but he also targeted the disabled, Romani (Gypsies), Socialists or communists and homosexuals.
