If you're referring to the post WW2 period, then it was fairly simple, the United States wanted to create a democratic liberal country that would share their political goals in Europe, while the Soviets wanted to make it into a Communist state that would share their goals and ideals in Europe. Each would have their own central European country to control the remainder of Europe.
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A fable is like a short story that is typically about animals and always has a moral. These are used to teach future generations valuable lessons, and thus are passed on.
Compared to time in earth's history before humans appeared, rates of soil erosion are "higher", due mostly to the fact that some human activity associated with building structures adds to this erosion.
