The Soviet Union dominated politics in eastern Europe
Sunken Phoenician ships have been discovered from the deep Mediterranean waters near Ashkelon, in modern-day Israel, to the Spanish shoreline.
Countries such as Spain, France and Portugal colonized the region. Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region. Due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.
It might be C because they had many productive textile mills
