History UsefulNotes / Europe

The second smallest continent after Australia/Oceania, but the third most populous after UsefulNotes/{{Asia}} and UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}, Europe nonetheless became the crucible of contemporary civilization in the last millennium. Empires, kingdoms, and states on this continent developed progressively and rapidly in knowledge, politics, society, and technology, which bolstered their maritime powers and allowed them to project themselves worldwide, with UsefulNotes/{{France}}, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} and the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom becoming particularly prominent among the European powers. There is little in the world that has not come into contact with Europe somehow and been affected by its legacies and policies. They are primarily responsible for the settlements of North and UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica, and their colonial outposts in these continents (which they nicknamed "the New World") have gone on to become great nations in their own right and major population centers. In addition, their colonial conquests played a major role in the development and modernization of Africa, Asia and UsefulNotes/{{Oceania}} to the point that European languages have been exported around the world and are now spoken by far more non-Europeans than Europeans themselves, although their colonization of Africa and Asia also created many problems in those continents that linger to this day and stunt their growth. Many popular foods eaten worldwide, such as hot dogs, pizza and spaghetti, also originated in Europe and were brought to other continents by European immigrants. Ancient European mythology is a popular theme for films, literature, TV shows, and video games, particularly Greco-Roman and Norse mythology. Likewise, the names of the other continents and most landmasses and nations were coined by Europeans in ancient, medieval, and modern times. It is almost impossible to understand our world without a good understanding of European history and society. The very word "Eurocentric", coined to signify and escape its overwhelming influence, pays homage to and reinforces its central role in modern consciousness.

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Europe's worldwide influence declined due to the tremendous loss of life and damage taken to its infrastructure, military power, and resources from the World Wars, as well as the major European powers losing control of their colonies worldwide. [[UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica North American]] global influence surged, and North America soon replaced Europe in much of their role worldwide, with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates coming into prominence as one of the three Superpowers left after the World Wars, the others being the United Kingdom and [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]]. Europe would find peace for some time after World War II, though would spend a lot of that peace [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar split into two halves by the United States and the Soviet Union]], with the US-allied countries forming UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} and the Soviet Union-allied countries forming the UsefulNotes/WarsawPact. The United Kingdom soon lost its Superpower status after the Suez Crisis of 1956. The Soviet Union would later collapse in TheNineties, dissolving the Warsaw Pact, reuniting the two halves of the continent, and leaving the United States as the only remaining Superpower in the present. The history of Europe is equal parts glorious and equal parts tragic. Fittingly enough, the name "Europe" is derived from the name of the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology mythical]] [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal rape victim]] Europa.

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