The Soviet Union (basically Russia) had control of Eastern Europe for a long time and most states just recently gained independence in the late 1900s.
France, as Germany and Spain were crippled by fighting. Recall that the Spanish Armada is destroyed by the British and the 'Protestant Wind,' and that Germany is split into states by the Thirty Year's War, and would not be nationalized for nearly 2 more centuries. -hope that helps
eastern europe
Independent nation states developed later in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe because Eastern Europe had little history of self-rule. It had been conquered by Hitler, then the Soviet Union.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were always under the shadow of Tsarist Russia or the USSR. Poland was always under the shadow of both Russia and Germany, with its territory changing hands according to whoever came out victorious in the latest European war.
The Soviet Union wanted control of eastern Europe. The United States wanted independent nations in eastern Europe
The "Corn Belt" region in the United States is where the majority of the nation's corn is produced. It roughly covers western Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, and eastern Kansas, in which corn (maize) and soybeans are the dominant crops. Iowa is the largest producer of corn in the nation.
Don't you mean countries?
FRANCE
Western Europe had a much stronger economy. Eastern Europe fell into poverty and more Eastern European countries became police states.
Eastern Europe. Though there are several subdivisions, like the Balkan Peninsula and the Baltic States.
Western Europe had a much stronger economy. Eastern Europe fell into poverty and more Eastern European countries became police states.