<span>Mikhail Gorbachev was the </span>last ruler
George M. Pullman pretty sure
I'm not sure this is the answer you're looking for but anyways...
Curtail - to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
Big stick policy <span>refers to U.S. </span>President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy<span>: "speak softly, and carry a </span>big stick<span>."</span>
