Why did Europe become the most powerful continent in the world? How did they become so superior and technologically/militarily advanced?
Why did Europe become the most powerful continent in the world...
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roman heritage
germanic warrior genes
moorish heritage
Easy access to other major world regions through the mediterrain and through the Eurasian steppes. So basically all innovations had a easy time reaching us.
Because they created new Soviet Union. This is a superpower only temporarily
protestant work ethic
scientific method
protestant work ethic
internal and external trade
best ship building
consistent arms race and competition with itself and other nearby nations. Falling into pure stagnancy was a death sentence, so expansion and development continued for a long time, and everybody took any advantage they could get.
Ottoman Empire
The Eternal State
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cuz we have the most interesting n fun continent shape
Because many small nations competed against each other. They stayed innovative and copied what worked for their neighbours. Only in this way could Europe remain more powerful for centuries than the much larger Asian countries.
And that's why the eu is a big mistake
Fake map
This
We discovered the Americas.
From riding on our coat-tails. Except perhaps Spain for the wrong reasons.
The climate necessitated greater competition for resources than in warmer climates.
Why
>nice and fat Prussia & Austria blobs
>Fr*nch occupying the Rhineland and Benelux
not sure how to feel about 1800 Europe
PRUSSIA PRIDE WORLD WIDE!!!
don't worry in a few years it will all change
all in all the 1815 map was definitely better than 1800
still bad for germany...
no, not really
why would it be bad?
poles were huge pain in the ass
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