Northern places like Canada were colonized by France. The mid part was at first colonized by the Dutch but then the colonies were taken by the British. The central American part, including South America and the Carribean was mostly controlled by the Spanish. Portugal had control of Brazil while Russians started slowly moving towards Alaska but couldn't establish colonies until the 18th century.
<span>The government controls all major aspects of the economy . In a command economy, it is the government that decides what to produce, how to produce goods and how to distribute goods and services within the economy. </span>
The level of immigration between 1930 and 1945 is most directly related to the Great Depression and World War ll. Due to the poor economy with little opportunity for better living standards, very few people were willing to immigrate to the USA.