Napoleon Bonaparte was the french leader, who possessed the the territory of louisiana, and agreed to sell it to the united states in 1803.
One of the main justifications to use the atomic bomb against Japan during World War II was "<span>a. To intimidate the Soviets", although a far greatest reason was to force the Japanese to surrender. </span>
One rather ironic incident involving the economy was with George H.W. Bush, when he campaigned for president in 1988 one of his famous campaign promises echoed across the country was "Read my lips.... No new taxes". Many said this helped him win the presidency, but later in his term the Democrat controlled Congress passed legislation increasing taxes. Bush tried compromising but in the end he hurt his reputation and taxes did wind up going up, causing quite alot of controversy as a result
Rebirth, or reincarnation