Two ways in which the proximity to water has affected Western Europe's economy:
1) Proximity of water can lead to lack of food, which affects economy of the country in various ways.
2) It has wet cool summers and wet, mild winters, so for shelters and cloths, it affects economy by transportation, extra manufacture etc.
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B, both in real history and this chart, America created the first atomic weapons, and Russian spies during WW2 wanted to have the advantage of such power, lest America have a monopoly on pure Force.
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