Phones were made and steam engines and stuff like that
The Executive branch must receive approval from "the Senate" when appointing heads of executive departments, ambassadors, and Federal Court Judges, since this is one of the most important examples of the system of "checks and balances" that exists in the US.
French King Phillip IV moved Pope to Avignon, which caused a weaker church.
Germany could no longer send or receive items from other countries through water helping the Allies with defeating the Axis.
