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Volte-faces in politics

• The royal assent by Charles I
  Charles I of England
  
  Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
   in June of 1628 to the Petition of Right
  Petition of right
  
  In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.Before the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, the United Kingdom Crown could not be lawsuitd in contract....
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• The 1938 decision
  Neville Chamberlain
  
  Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. Chamberlain is best known for appeasement foreign policy, in particular regarding his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany, and for his "containm...
   of British
  British people
  
  The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
   Prime Minister
  Prime minister
  
  A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
   Neville Chamberlain
  Neville Chamberlain
  
  Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. Chamberlain is best known for appeasement foreign policy, in particular regarding his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany, and for his "containm...
   to subsidize Balkan economies to resist German economic supremacy.
• The 1990's switch
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  
  The Bharatiya Janata Party , founded in 1980, is a major political party of India. Designed to represent the country's Hinduism and Centre-right in nature, the party advocates Conservatism social policies, self reliance, robust economic growth, foreign policy driven by a nationalist agenda, and strong national defense....
   of the Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  
  The Bharatiya Janata Party , founded in 1980, is a major political party of India. Designed to represent the country's Hinduism and Centre-right in nature, the party advocates Conservatism social policies, self reliance, robust economic growth, foreign policy driven by a nationalist agenda, and strong national defense....
   of India
  India
  
  India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
   from a support of swadeshi products to the embracing of free market
  Free market
  
  A free market is a market that is free of government intervention and regulation, besides the minimal function of maintaining the legal system and protecting property rights, and is also free of private force and fraud....
   ideas

Volte-faces in diplomacy

• The Diplomatic Revolution
  Diplomatic Revolution
  
  The Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 is a term applied to the reversal of longstanding diplomatic alliances which were upheld until the War of Austrian Succession and then reversed in the Seven Years' War....
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• The Soviet-German Pact.
• The successful manoeuver of Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   in September of 1943, when the Italian Army
  Italian Army
  
  The Italian Army is the ground defense force of the Military of Italy. On July 29, 2004 it became a professional all-volunteer force of 112,000 active duty personnel....
   capitulated immediately after the Allied invasion of Sicily
  Allied invasion of Sicily
  
  The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies of World War II took Sicily from the Axis ....
  . Italy switched sides from one of the aggressor Axis Powers
  Axis Powers
  
  The Axis powers were those countries that were opposed to the Allies of World War II during World War II. The three major Axis powers - Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy , and Empire of Japan - were part of a military alliance on the signing of the Tripartite Pact in September 1940, which officially founded the Axis powers....
   and was allowed to co-operate with the Allies
  Allies
  
  In general, allies are people, groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose....
   with notable benefits .
• The Soviet switch
  History of Somalia
  
  Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
   from supporting Somalia
  Somalia
  
  Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
   to supporting Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  
  Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
   during the Ogaden War
  Ogaden War
  
  The Ogaden War was a conventional conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia in 1977 and 1978 over the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. In a notable illustration of the nature of Cold War alliances, the Soviet Union switched from supplying aid to Somalia to supporting Ethiopia, which had previously been backed by the United States, prompting the U.S....
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Volte-faces in business

• A famous volte-face within business was when Coca-Cola
  Coca-Cola
  
  Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
   announced New Coke
  New Coke
  
  New Coke was the unofficial name of the sweeter formulation introduced in 1985 by The Coca-Cola Company to replace its flagship soft drink, Coca-Cola or Coke....
  , which was to replace their main product with one containing a different formula. After public backlash, Coca-Cola pulled New Coke and returned to the original.