How to prove a manifold is diffeomorphic to Euclidean space?

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Problem is this: suppose a manifold $$M=\bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}} U_n,$$ where each $U_n$ is diffeomorphic to Euclidean space, and $U_n$ is contained in $U_{n+1}$. Then please show that $M$ is diffeomorphic to Euclidean space.