Amendments can and have been carried against the government.
An amendment is like a change in a document... for example the 10 amendments of the US. They are like additions to legal documents.
In 1905 Japan gained a lot of respect by other countries, including the Western superpowers as it defeated Russia in the 1905 Ruso-Japanese war and came out victorious; although the scale was small in conflict compared to what happened in a decade.
China's first imperial dynasty was the Qin dynasty. The Qin unified the Chinese Warring States by conquest, however their empire ended up becoming unstable, after the death of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Diversity can contribute greatly to scientific and literary achievement. Diversity in a given population can provide a community - however small or large - with different viewpoints, ideas, and concepts, both in terms of science and literature. In fact, the history of science and literature shows that an influx of people from different cultural groups can provide a community - rather quickly, at that - with a tremendous measure of new knowledge.
Women gained acceptance as battlefield nurses during the Civil War due to the sheer need for people to help. So many men were out fighting and dying that the usual decorum of "where a woman's place was" became secondary to the needs of the cause of both the Union and Confederacy. Women initially were not allowed on the battlefield, but only to help at hospitals away from the lines. As the war waged on and the need rose, anyone with any kind of training was plunged into service anywhere it was needed.
