The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

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The Competitors - Belgium

Belgium became independent (in-di-pen-deh-nt) from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied (ok-yoo-pih-ed) by Germany during the first and second world wars. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically (tek-nuh-loj-i-kuhl) advanced European state and member of Nato and the EU (European Union).

Use the above text to find words meaning:

1. To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances

2. To take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion