End of World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires
Financial losses
Battlefield deaths
Destruction of towns, cities, infrastructure (roads, bridges, factories)
Effects of the list above allowed . . . ^^^^^
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A/The United States to colonize European countries
B/European countries to become easy prey for totalitarian governments
C/Quick rebuilding of European infrastructure following the war
D/Asia to become the richest continent in the world in the decade following World War I