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Many colonies were economically more developed than they likely would have been had they not bee colonized. An example of this is India, a country which likely wouldn't be in the economic position it is today if it weren't for advances made under British rule. India would likely be even less developed than it is today and would probably be split into several if not many smaller nations/kingdoms.
They all were however they want you to answer Russia because Russia left the Axis Powers after Hitler attacked Russia.
Well it depends what they are in need of. They most commonly would want more land for their country to build and farm on. They may want land with fertile soil for farming. They may want the land because of it's geography, for example, for simple trade routes leading to and from the areas around north America (Canada, Mexico) etc.
B. France believed Germany would not invade or attack their nation
In the early stages of the war, France and Germany were at a stalemate with hardly any action in the western front until the German blitzkrieg on May 10th, 1940 which caught allied forces off guard. The encirclement of British forces at Dunkirk and the fall of Paris led to the surrender of France.
The purpose of the Albany plan of union was to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. The Albany Plan of Union wanted to place the <em>British North American </em>colonies under a more centralized government.
