Venice had many waterways and canals. Florence made cloth out of English wool.
An important source of electricity in Argentina
Well they both helped to modernize/industrialize the U.S, so it depends which view point you would like to take. They stole the plans from england, who had successfully monopolized industrialization for almost a century, who would be upset at this loss of control and therefore business. However an American would probably be thankful for the industry that blossomed as a result of these actions.
In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the twenty-first amendment (D). This happened on December 5th and alcohol was officially legal on December 15th. It is the only amendment to have been ratifying state conventions, all other amendments have been ratified by state legislatures. Although alcohol only became legal on December 15th, people started drinking openly before this date.
Russia was not influenced
