In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. Others came seeking personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, and England--the principal sources of immigration before the Civil War. That would change drastically in the next three decades.
The years between 1912 and 1938 were filled with upheaval in China. It was marked by the driving out of many of the foreign people there because it was believed they were a bad influence.
The Japanese were still in the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War in 1938, and they had recently taken the KMT (The Chinese Nationalist Government is the KMT) capitol of Nanking as well as Shanghai. At this point, the Japanese were making quick work of the Chinese army with their highly industrialized military and basically un-opposed air superiority. Japan also had a puppet regime in Manchukuo (formerly and currently known as Manchuria, the Northern section of China) and had established the deposed Qing Dynasty emperor, Puyi, as their token ruler.
<span>During this time, Japan ratified a puppet regime in the Northern section of China known as Manchuria. The Japanese elected Puyi, the dethroned Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, as their leader.</span>
If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is part of the majority, he or she gets to write the opinion of the court; that is the majority opinion. Nevertheless, Chief Justices do not always write the opinion. The Justice may decides who writes the draft. He or she will play an important role in drafting the court opinion and could circulate it to the other Justices after he or she is satisfied with it.
