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Up until the 1700s, Southern/Eastern Ukraine and the Caucasus were comparable to the American Midwest. They were sparsely populated virgin lands with excellent agricultural potential. However, by 1900 the United States had developed and industrialized the heartland of North America while Ukraine and the Caucasus were not able to reach such levels. Is it possible for a country to gain the territory and develop it along similar lines as the Midwest? PoDs can go back as far as you like.
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