During campaigns, politicians create a lot of promises that may be impossible to do. A lot of people also hope that elected officials will serve the people without political division or greed. There was also lost of trust in the government.
Punish for aggressive acts--the trials were an international means of punishing those involved in violent and unjust acts leading to and during World War II.
German trials in Nuremberg, Germany and Japanese trials in Tokyo, Japan.
Holding the trials in the countries of the Axis Powers demonstrated the power of the Allies over the defeated countries, but also put the leadership on display in their home countries to work as a deterrent for supporters of the defeated governments.
This seems most logical to me. The new bottling plant will give shoppers more choices at the store.
1840 is when papers required stamps.