U S A Brains required...and others please .....?

Question

Next sequence please. Required for Charity Comp. Thanks

Rhode island, Delaware, Connecticut .......

Alaska, Texas, California .........

Delaware, Pennsylvannia, New Jersey, Georgia, ........

Alabama, Alaska, Arizonia, Arkansas ..........

India, Pakistan, Germany, New Zealand, India, Pakistan ..........

USSR, USA, Czechkoslovakia, Poland, East Germany ..........

Many thanks everyone .......

Answer 1

Rhode island, Delaware, Connecticut .......HAWAII (smallest to largest states)

Alaska, Texas, California .........MONTANA (largest to smallest states)

Delaware, Pennsylvannia, New Jersey, Georgia, ........CONNECTICUT (states' order of admission to Union)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizonia, Arkansas ..........CALIFORNIA (states in alphabetic order)

India, Pakistan, Germany, New Zealand, India, Pakistan ..........

USSR, USA, Czechkoslovakia, Poland, East Germany ..........

Answer 2

In order:

New Jersey

Montana

Connecticut

California

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And aside from the USA, that looks like the Eastern Block which also includes Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary. Other than that, I have no clue.