What country took control of Western Europe after World War II, and what country took control of Eastern Europe?

In the Cold War, there were two superpowers that vied for hegemony in the world. The United States helped the economic recovery of Western Europe, made those countries its allies and in 1949, together with them formed NATO, a response to Soviet military threats. The US allowed the reconstruction of Germany and agreed to the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Meanwhile, the Soviet Union - the other superpower - exerted decisive influence on the countries of Eastern Europe; in many of them their troops continued to station even several years after the WWII; the Soviet authorities maneuvered with local communist forces to win elections and get communist leaders installed in power. As a reaction to NATO, the Soviet Union and the Eastern satellite countries formed the Warsaw Pact. Stalin managed to create a buffor zone that improved Russian security. He also agreed to the creation of Eastern Germany.

Explanation:

explanation:

with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals