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The United States purchased Panama as a free territory
<span>A tsar was removed from the people and was rarely seen.
The tsar of the early 1900s was an absolute monarch with much control and answered little to the people. Though there were attempts at reform and the creation of a representative body called the Duma, the Tsar, especially Nicholas II, was known to shut it down or event attempted to remove it. Nicholas II would be the last tsar of Russia being forced to abdicate, step down, his throne in 1917. </span>
NATO was created to counter Russia's (formally USSR) military power and it has expanded in recent years.
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.
Explanation: conflict has led to many geographical shifts mainly in Europe. You have WW1 examples which resulted in many conflicts given all the violence that there was. You have treaties made without other countries’ consents like the Treaty of Versailles. You also have the creation of new countries such as Poland, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia, the separation or independence of Hungary from Austria. Those small countries surrounding Russia were brought up to stop the spread of communism, since communism was spreading like a “plague” therefore communism wouldn’t reach the powers. Then you had Poland which was established and was used in other to block Russia’s attempt of fighting for land from the regions of the great powers. Poland was there as a sort of blockade between Russia and Germany, Britain, and France. Hope that is clearer:)
