Russia and japan. First Russia was very underpopulated and to have a industrialized state it needs a large centralized population. Russia was very large owning the largest land mass in the world. Also, Russia didn't invest in industrial type fields it was much more involved in farming and agriculture. A agriculture based society is hard to change. Also Russia suffered from its nonexistent transportation network. Japan because it was mostly ruled by emperors and was very isolationist most of its life span. It was very traditional in its way of society and governing.
However, during the second world war it became more open and after world war 2 America rebuilt japan into a thriving economic power.
The British government relaxed rules regulating trade for the American colonies in the late 1600s because the British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.
The poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066" and the short story "Mericans" share the theme of finding an American identity. The poem was written by Dwight Okita. Thank you for posting your English question here. I hope the answer helps