Western European economies grow much faster than eastern European economies after world war-II because, under the pressure of Stalin, East European countries refused help from United States.
Option B
<u>Explanation</u>:
The west European economies under the Marshall plan by United States rebuilt their economies at a tremendous rate. Eastern Europe was handed over to the Soviet Union as in defeating Germany and participating in the world war. Under the communist economies, the industrial growth was stagnated. Even though their educational standards and health standards are almost comparable to Western Europe they did not achieve tremendous growth. Balkan countries were severely affected than any other countries in Eastern Europe.
Centralization is one of the methods used to increase a government's power during a war period. The others include increased military and internal enforcement spending and propaganda to shape the message reaching the masses.
