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The Rhineland</em></u>
The Rhineland region (in German, Rheinland) is the name used to designate the lands on both sides of the Rhine River, in the west of Germany.
The situation of the region remained the same, until the German capitulation of the First World War, at the beginning of the 20th century, when the western part of the Rhineland was occupied by forces of the Triple Entente; Under the Treaty of Versailles, the region was demilitarized.
After the defeat in WWII, Germany's capital, Berlin was divided into four zones which were separately governed by France,Britain,US and the USSR. In 1946,the three nations merge the zone of France, Britain and US to be governed by one government, USSR strongly protested against it as the merged zones account for 75% of Germany's original population. In reaction,USSR cut off all land routes linking Berlin and the Western zone,claiming that it was to protect USSR's economy. The event was known as Berlin Blockade.
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<span>No. Initially you
gain riches from the resources found in those territories and yes you extend
your sphere of influence farther and with it your power increases. Still.
Eventually there will come a time when the people of those lands will
rise up and demand independence. Through
peaceful means at first but if not, they will resort to conflict that will be
costly on both sides. Then it will all
boil down to whether you want to hold on or release your hold on that
territory. If you hold on, they will more determined to break free from that
hold. That you gain something through war means you will lose it through war if you don't want to let go.</span>
