Entrepreneurship, and settlement. Finding of new resources as well. The British and the french wanted to expand on and conclude and dispute.
Can be considered poor. Their GDP puts them in the second lowest position in the worldwide GDP rank, meaning that both their income and consumption are very low (small scale farming and textile manufacturing are also evidence of this) meaning their living conditions are sub-optimal for most of the people.
During WW2, the Axis Powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Paris. Germany was ruled by Adolf Hitler, Italy ruled by Mussolini, and Japan by Hirohito. They were opposed by the Allied Powers, USA, UK, France, and Russia.
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