Perhaps the greatest reason for the creation of corporations is that it limits the liability of the individuals who both the corporation and the shareholders. The most a shareholder can lose in the value of his investment in the company. This provides and incentive to invest.
I believe the answer is: the Root-Takahira Agreement
In the Root-Takahira Agreement, The united states government agreed to let go of American influence in China and not intervene in Japanese's effort to invade China. In return, the Japanese government had to hand over Philippines' territory to united states.
Possibly, though I can't really say.
