Many states had problems with the terms of the articles of confederation and were slow to ratify the document because:
a. many claimed more land was in an original charter, extending to the mississippi river.
b. many wanted an executive office for the country.
c. some states prefered to not join a union.
d. many states wanted land not named in the articles to become national land.

explanation:

japan participated in world war i from 1914 to 1918 in an alliance with entente powers and played an important role in securing the sea lanes in the west pacific and indian oceans against the imperial german navy as the member of the allies.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.