Many countries had banned or boycotted South Africa to protest the Apartheid that was happening there. Hope this helps.
The reconstruction of Germany<span> after World War II was a long process. Germany had suffered heavy losses during the war, both in lives and industrial power. 6.9 to 7.5 million Germans had been killed, roughly 8.26 to 8.86 percent of the population (see also </span>World War II casualties).[1][2]<span> The country's cities were severely damaged from heavy bombing in the closing chapters of the War and agricultural production was only 35 percent of what it was before the war.</span>
Amid a series of ethnic uprisings in the Europe in the 1800s, Belgium was one of the few nations to gain independence.
