Even though Great Britain was at odds with France over the situation involving the Suez Canal, it became in side with France as World War I began because England believed France had a better chance of winning the war. France at that time has the capacity to bring out and fight for the war.
A two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate is required to override a presidential veto. The exact number depends on how many representatives vote; therefore, the actual number is subject to change.
China responded by allowing Western countries in to create trade networks. They continued to have control over agriculture and focused on that part of their country. The larger cities and trading ports came under the control of Western influence. In exchange, European powers in particular Great Britain were willing to militarily defend China.
Japan on the other hand, created trade agreements but with no take over of their cities. They responded with a move to industrialize and create a modern military to defend themselves. Japan made it a goal to become a new "western" power in the East.
The series of laws establishing 'seperate but equal' civil rights statutes in the southern states would be the Jim Crow laws.
