The axis powers (Germany, Italy, & Japan), were fighting against the allies (UK, USA, China, France, Canada & Russia). Also they're more countries but those were the main ones.
The limitations the prompt places on the writer are that it HAS to be global reform efforts from 1877 to 1922, and only how the Industrial Revolution affected it, not any other factors.
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They were looking for gold and silver that they could sell for outrageously high prices.
The landform separating the two areas is the Alps, which is a wide range of mountains in central Europe.