France<span> and </span>Germany.
Cuba<span> and the Netherlands.</span>
United States<span> and </span><span>Soviet Union</span>
The correct answer is Rome, Italy. This is because although the name comes from the 19th century, the road system was used as far as 2 BC, meaning that Rome was a great empire then and there is even a saying that all roads lead to Rome. Of course it's different nowadays, but at that point in time it connected those two cities, Chang'an and Rome.
<span>Ceausescu's Downfall was caused by
economic/financial reasons. He had borrowed heavily from the West to the extent
that he drove the nation into bankruptcy by 1989. As a result, he was compelled
to sell many Romanian raw materials and set strict regulations on his citizens.
This went to the extent that he even tried to force pregnancies in order to
increase the population.</span>
