<span>all of Poland, Latvia Lithuania and maybe estonia
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Generally speaking, the Euro allows people living in the EU to "<span>a. avoid the inconvenience of converting their currency when entering another EU country," since this was a major "drag" on the economies of many European countries for some time. </span><span />
B) helped create the strong, individualistic American spirit
Winter and rationing--Berlin was located in Soviet territory and the USSR wanted the Western powers out which led to a blockade and the airlift.
During winter, it became harder for the west to get supplies to West Berlin. The USSR began rationing electricity which also made life in West Berlin more difficult. Though West Berlin struggled through the conditions, they would have rather this situation instead of being under Soviet control. The airlift lasted over a year and ended with the USSR lifting the blockades to West Berlin.