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After world war one, how did the allied countries hope to keep germany from becoming too powerful again?

Each of the following countries was part of the big four at the paris peace conference except a. russia b. italy c. germany d. britain

Why did the meiji reformers want to modernize japan a) to colonize weaker nations in south east asia b) to allow western nations to protect them and treat negotiation c) to compete with the economics and military of western nations d) to replace additional prices with weston culture