In the early 1960s , Birmingham was one of the most racially divided cities in the United States , both as enforced Action by law and culturally .

during the first world war Hostile_encounter the neutral united states under president wilson pushed Motion for the major antagonists to respect the treaty , hoping that the good protection in the declaration Expressing_publicly for neutral vessels would be enforced Action .

From the outbreak Process_start of war with Napoleonic France , Britain had enforced Action a naval blockade to choke Self_motion off neutral trade to France , which the US contested as illegal under international law .

The 1807 Act Prohibiting Preventing_or_letting Importation of Slaves technically abolished Action the intercontinental slave Arrest trade in the United States but the ban was not widely enforced Action and many of the slave ships which escaped Escaping the blockade were destined for the southern United States .

New German defensive Defending tactics adopted Choosing after the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Somme of defence Defending in depth and rapid counter-attack Attack , had been enforced Action on the German 6th Army after the disaster Attack of 9 April .

A formalized set Placing of rules and etiquette , the `` code duello '' was usually enforced Action by the duelers and their seconds .

British dominance Control at sea , enforced Action by a strategy of close blockade Besieging , made it Causation difficult for the French Navy to operate Military_operation even in their own territorial waters .

A press blackout was enforced Action and naval personnel were ordered Request not to talk Telling about the incident .

the 1848 treaty of guadalupe hidalgo , forced onto the remnant mexican government , ended Process_end the war and enforced Action the mexican cession of the northern territories of alta california and santa fe de nuevo UNK to the united states .

With their overwhelming naval superiority , the Dutch enforced Action a blockade Besieging on Venezuela 's ports .

suharto 's new order Arranging government enacted Action a series of economic reforms Reforming_a_system meant to improve Cause_to_make_progress native indonesian representation in partnerships with foreign investors , general sumitro ( then deputy chief of the armed Bearing_arms forces ) , was forced Causation to retire , and numerous repressive Hindering measures were enforced Action by the government .

The Japanese enforced Action a harsh regime , particularly on Chinese labourers who they saw Self_motion as being at the bottom of the racial hierarchy ; forced labour and brutal treatment were commonplace .