The main reason why America's ties with the Allies were stronger than the ties with the Central Powers was because of economic reasons. The Allies purchased large amounts of weapons and war goods from the United States. Germany was developing its own weapons thus it didn't enlist for American supplies.
The three rules known for unifying Japan are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
I say Israel - and I hope this is taken in an utterly nonpartisan way, which takes absolutely no position vis-a-vis the legitimacy of either conservatism or the Israeli state. I just think some core aspects of Israeli government and society are in line with mainstream US conservatism: a free-market liberal democracy of course, but with formal religious-ethnic affiliation, compulsory military service with training on firearms (and licensing to possess same) for all citizens, and a generally hawkish stance on questions of military and defense. They are also highly security-oriented, some would say in a much more effective way than the US government, and its security apparatus employs profiling techniques which almost undoubtedly have a racial component (<span>and </span><span>conservatives would no doubt want to insist that these two facts are directly related). I believe that taxation rates are roughly on par with that in the US, if not a bit less... though not nearly as low as Switzerland. </span>
Religion (mostly Christianity)
He did not want to get involved with the North Atlantic Treaty. A conservative position that many have criticized. However, Senator Taft was more interested in the protection and preservation of his own country. Right after the Vietnam war, his foreign policy was taken seriously. He was more concerned about his nation's defense than to get involved with wars.
