Moreover, prudence alone would indicate that, unless the local customs are already ready to fall when pushed, the results of direct economic action everywhere upon national chain stores will likely be simply to give undue advantage to local and state stores which conform to these customs, leading to greater decentralization and local autonomy within the company, or even ( as the final self-defeat of an unjust application of economic pressure to correct injustice ) to its going out of business in certain sections of the country ( as, for that matter, the Quakers, who once had many meetings in the pre-Civil War South, largely went out of business in that part of the country over the slavery issue, never to recover a large number of southern adherents ).

* 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

Aachen was chosen as the site of several important congresses and peace treaties: the first congress of Aachen ( often referred to as Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle in English ) in 1668, leading to the First Treaty of Aachen in the same year which ended the War of Devolution.

* 1876 – The April Uprising, a key point in modern Bulgarian history, leading to the Russo-Turkish War and the liberation of Bulgaria from domination as an independent part of the Ottoman Empire.

The end of the 19th century witnessed a sharp recovery of the local economy with increasing international trade and the growth of the city harbour leading to increased exports of several products ( particularly during World War I when Spain was a neutral country ).

Aegina appears to have belonged to the Eretrian league during the Lelantine War ; hence, perhaps, we may explain the war with Samos, a leading member of the rival Chalcidian league in the reign of King Amphicrates ( Herod.

Disraeli's proposal to extend the tax to Ireland gained him further enemies, and he was also hampered by an unexpected increase in defence expenditure, which was forced on him by Derby and Sir John Pakington ( Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ) ( leading to his celebrated remark to John Bright about the " damned defences ").

From the time of the end of the Seven Years ' War in 1763, Great Britain and its successor the United Kingdom has been one of the leading military and economic powers of the world.

Many military historians say that the battle of Schwetz / Świecino was the turning point of the Thirteen Years ' War, leading to the final victory in 1466.

Following the tumultuous events leading to and including the English Civil War, another major revision was published in 1662.

On land, the Donner Party found itself stranded by snow in a high mountain pass in California without adequate supplies during the Mexican-American War, leading to several instances of cannibalism.

Previous editions of War and Remembrance, The Bloodstone Hunt, Operation Rebirth, Man Without a Country, and To Serve and Protect were released prior to new 2010 editions leading up to the Captain America: The First Avenger feature film.

* 1989 – Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the communist party the leading role in the state.

In the tense situation leading up to the 1983 Fatah rebellion, during the Lebanese Civil War, the DFLP offered mediation to prevent the Syrian-backed formation of a rival Fatah leadership under Said al-Muragha ( Abu Musa ), the Fatah al-Intifada faction.

In the context leading up to the American Civil War ( 1861 – 65 ), on master-slave relationships was one of the Bible verses used by Confederate slaveholders in support of a slaveholding position.

French forces invaded Spain in 1808, leading to the Peninsular War of 1808 – 1814.

He worked closely with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in leading the Allies against Germany and Japan in World War II, but died just as victory was in sight.

Albert had a successful military career leading Saxon troops which participated in the First War of Schleswig, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War.

Among them is Charge !, a leading international fanzine exclusively for miniature wargaming enthusiasts for the American Civil War period.

After the abdication of Napoleon following the War of the Sixth Coalition, Austria participated as a leading member of the Holy Alliance at the Congress of Vienna, which was largely dominated by Francis's chancellor Klemens Wenzel, Prince von Metternich culminating in a new European map and the restoration of Francis ' ancient dominions ( except the Holy Roman Empire which was dissolved ).

Finland's foreign politics before this deal had been varied: independence from Imperial Russia with support of Imperial Germany in 1917 ; participation in the Russian Civil War ( without official declaration of war ) alongside the Triple Entente 1918 – 1920 ; a non-ratified alliance with Poland in 1922 ; association with the neutralist and democratic Scandinavian countries in the 1930s ended by the Winter War ( 1939 ); and finally in 1940, a rapprochement with Nazi Germany, the only power able to protect Finland against the expansionist Soviet Union, leading to the Continuation War in 1941.

Stewart and Harlan were conservative Republicans, while Brennan was a Democrat who became a leading voice for liberalism.

America was prosperous and optimistic at the time, leading to a landslide victory for Hoover over Democrat Al Smith.

During the Reagan presidency, when Kemp was able to effect tax cutting, a leading United States Senate tax-cutting proponent was Democrat Bill Bradley, a former basketball star.

Hearst was a leading Democrat who promoted William Jennings Bryan for president in 1896 and 1900.

In March 2002 Aimo Kairamo, the long-time chief editor of the party organ of the Social Democrat Party, resigned from Attac and recommended the same decision for other social democrats because of the left-wing minority communists ' leading positions.

He was one of the nation's most prominent conservatives, leading opposition to Democrat Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party.

Among his friends were such different people as Wilhelm Röpke, who was to become one of the leading figures of economic liberalism, Ernst Lemmer, later a trade unionist and also a Christian Democrat, and Viktor Agartz, a Marxist.

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 58. 5 % of the vote ( 3, 550 ballots cast ), leading Democrat Jon Corzine who received around 33. 1 % ( 2, 008 votes ) and Independent Christopher Daggett who took 6. 9 % ( 420 votes ), with 6, 073 of the 11, 127 registered voters in the township participating, yielding a 54. 6 % turnout rate.

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 59. 5 % of the vote ( 6, 124 ballots cast ), leading Democrat Jon Corzine who received around 25. 6 % ( 2, 639 votes ) and Independent Christopher Daggett who took 13. 9 % ( 1, 427 votes ), with 10, 293 of the 18, 244 registered voters in the township participating, yielding a 56. 4 % turnout rate.

In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 61. 7 % of the vote ( 9, 542 ballots cast ), leading Democrat Jon Corzine who received around 29. 0 % ( 4, 491 votes ) and Independent Christopher Daggett who took 8. 0 % ( 1, 238 votes ), with 15, 462 of the 27, 822 registered voters in the township participating, yielding a 55. 6 % turnout rate.

He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat and one of the leading Fire-Eaters.

The two leading political parties in Haslemere are the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.

When some polling late in the election showed Bush tied or narrowly leading Democrat John Kerry, Lingle attempted to help Republicans carry her state for the first time since 1984.

Dingell is generally classified as a liberal Democrat, and throughout his career he has been a leading congressional supporter of organized labor, social welfare measures and traditional progressive policies.

A leading centrist Democrat, Tauscher was the chairwoman of the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of moderate Democrats in the House.

He is also the President of the Scottish Liberal Club, serves on the Scottish and Federal Liberal Democrat national executive committees, is leading the party's legacy programme in Scotland and continues to campaign for the Liberal Democrats.

He was re-elected in 2004 and 2008 leading the Liberal Democrat group and chairing various London Assembly committees.

Senator Henry M. Teller, a Democrat from Colorado ( who had switched parties after leading a revolt against the Republican establishment at the 1896 Republican Presidential Convention ) proposed the amendment to ensure that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba following the cessation of hostilities with Spain.

During the 35th United States Congress, on February 5, 1858, he was physically attacked by Democrat Laurence M. Keitt in the House chambers, leading to a brawl between northerners and southerners.

As leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party he went from being the sole New Democrat Member of Legislative Assembly ( MLA ) in 1981 to leading the party to power in the 1985 territorial election, forming a minority government and becoming government leader.

In the months leading up to the 2004 election, the hosts instigated several political rallies advocating the defeat of Congressmen David Dreier ( a Republican ) and Joe Baca ( a Democrat ), both of whom they felt were wrongly supportive of illegal immigration.

Geraint Wyn Howells, Baron Geraint ( 15 April 1925 – 17 April 2004 ) was a leading Welsh Liberal Democrat politician.

Nixon concentrated on his race against McGovern and hesitated to offend a leading Senate Democrat.