Putting their opinions behind him, Prince Hirohito continued to announce the betrothal but unbeknownst to him, the future held a number of similar attempts to undermine his decisions. ... As banks closed on a large scale, the military was in a clash with Chiang Kai Shek's nationalist army which was on the advance north towards Shanghai and Nan king. ... It was because of this incident that Prime Minister Tanaka resigned but the anger Hirohito held would only grow in the future with the continued dishonesty and secrecy of his military. ... Once again Emperor Hirohito's plight fo...

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In October 1922 Mussolini threatened to march on Rome if he was not appointed prime minister. the king of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, who supported Mussolini, refused to back the existing government and invited him to become prime minister. Once he was prime minister, Mussolini persuaded the king to allow him to rule as a dictator for one year and then passed the Acerbo Law. ... Mussolini was not involved, but it was a warning for the future. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From the perspective of the future, the differences among all forms of violent political extremists will always blur. ... He destroyed the Sardinian armies, the Sardinian King started talking of peace, yet Napoleon did not listen, he continued his path of terror and completely wiped out the Sardinians. Napoleon once quoted "I reign only through the fear I inspire-. ...

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Truman was forced to re-evaluate the future of the corporative relationship with Russia (Cumings 1983:68). The verbal agreements that Roosevelt and Stalin had come to were vague, and the new administration was forced to wait for future negotiations to sort the mess out. ... However, the United States " made a major blunder almost at once that cost it the confidence and cooperation of the Korean people: It confirmed in office the despised Japanese administrative officials" (Ridgway 1967:7). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888, however, the idea held by many in his country, which involved a Germany destined to be a world power, was finally embodied in their king: We want to be a World Power and pursue colonial policy in the grand manner. ... The entire future of our people among the great nations depends on it. ...

• Word Count: 5871
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