History UsefulNotes / Europe

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!Useful Notes and Other Articles Related to Europeans

* Main/SiegeOfVienna

!The European Quiz
* UsefulNotes/TheIrishQuestion
* UsefulNotes/TheTroubles

!Other
* UsefulNotes/{{ESA}}

* UsefulNotes/YouthHostelPlakias

Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for [[WorldWarI getting]] [[WorldWarIIinto wars]] and [[AmericaWinsTheWar requiring American help]] to get out of them.

->''"And I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from."''
-->-- EddieIzzard, '''Dressed To Kill'''

Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for [[WorldWarI getting]] [[WorldWarII into wars]] and [[AmericaWinsTheWar requiring American help]] to get out of them.

Note that some of the states mentioned below are usually considered European for cultural rather than geograph

Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for [[WorldWarI getting]] [[WorldWarIIinto wars]] and [[AmericaWinsTheWar requiring American help]] to get out of them.

Note that some of the states mentioned below are usually considered European for cultural rather than geographical reasons, like Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (near the border between continents, but technically Asian) or Cyprus and Armenia (geographically entirely Asian), while the "Europeanness" of Russia and Turkey has long been in dispute (and in any case, both have the majority of their territory in Asia).

In fact, the idea of Europe as a continent is more of a historical holdover than anything that can be objectively justified. There is no continental divide between Europe and Asia, (hence "Eurasian tectonic plate") and some even regard Europe as an Asian subcontinent with delusions of grandeur. Because of this, the exact definition of "Europe" has fluctuated wildly over time - for example, ''TheIronMan'' includes the line "all the countries of Europe can fit easily into Australia", which may confuse many modern readers unless they know that, to Ted Hughes, "Europe" stopped at the IronCurtain. Areas whose "Europeanness" are open to debate include the [[WithEuropeButNotOfIt British Isles]], Scandinavia, Cyprus, Turkey, Russia west of the Urals, the Caucasus, etc. etc...

The name "Europe" is derived from the name of the [[ClassicalMythology mythical]] [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal rape victim]] Europa. Don't ask.

If you're looking for the Swedish rock band, click [[Music/{{Europe}} here]] or in the "Music" link up there.
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!Modern Countries
Note: EU member states marked with an asterisk (*), Eurozone members marked with a Euro sign (€), non-Eurozone Euro users marked with a Euro sign and exclamation point (€!).
!!Countries:
!!!The British Isles
* UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} *€
* United Kingdom *
** UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} (includes index on England)
*** UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}
*** UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}
** UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland
!!!Western Europe
* UsefulNotes/{{Andorra}} €!
* UsefulNotes/{{France}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Monaco}} €!
* UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} *€
!!!The Low Countries (Benelux)
* UsefulNotes/{{Belgium}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Luxembourg}} *€
* UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands *€
!!!Central Europe
* UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} *€
* [[UsefulNotes/TheCzechRepublic Czech Republic]] *
* UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Hungary}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Liechtenstein}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Poland}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Slovakia}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}
!!!Southern Europe
* UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Malta}} *€
* UsefulNotes/SanMarino €!
* UsefulNotes/VaticanCity €!
!!!The Nordic Countries
* UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} *€
* UsefulNotes/FaroeIslands
* UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Norway}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} *
!!!Eastern Europe
* UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}}
!!! The Baltics
* UsefulNotes/{{Estonia}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Latvia}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Lithuania}} *
!!!The Balkans
* UsefulNotes/{{Albania}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Bosnia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Bulgaria}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Croatia}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Cyprus}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Greece}} *€
* UsefulNotes/{{Macedonia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Moldova}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Montenegro}} €!
* UsefulNotes/{{Romania}} *
* UsefulNotes/{{Serbia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Slovenia}} *€
!!!The Caucasus (sometimes not considered part of Europe)
* UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Azerbaijan}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Georgia}}
!!!The Edges (Have territory in Europe but may not be considered part of it)
* UsefulNotes/{{Kazakhstan}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Turkey}}
!!Other entities:
* UsefulNotes/{{Kosovo}} €!
* UsefulNotes/{{North Cyprus}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Abkhazia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{South Ossetia}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Transnistria}}
* UsefulNotes/{{Nagorno-Karabakh}}

!Defunct Countries etc.
* ByzantineEmpire
* UsefulNotes/EastGermany
* UsefulNotes/HanseaticLeague
* UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire
* [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Empire]]
* UsefulNotes/ThePapalStates
* UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}}
* [[SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (or Soviet Union, or just USSR)]]
* {{Yugoslavia}}

!The European Quiz
* UsefulNotes/TheIrishQuestion
* UsefulNotes/TheTroubles

!Other
* UsefulNotes/{{ESA}}
* UsefulNotes/EuroFooty
* UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion
* UsefulNotes/StandardEuropeanPoliticalLandscape
* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}
* UsefulNotes/YouthHostelPlakias
[[/index]]

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Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for [[WorldWarTwo getting into wars]] and [[AmericaWinsTheWar requiring American help]] to get out of them.

** UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}}

* UsefulNotes/{{Croatia}}

* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}

* UsefulNotes/{{ESA}}

* {{UsefulNotes/ESA}}

* Main/EuropeanUnion

* SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn