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- estonia [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained ...
- bratislava [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- slovakia [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation ...
- vilnius [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- lithuania [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to ...
- dublin [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- ireland [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Celtic tribes settled on the island from 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated ...
- stockholm [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- sweden [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. ...
- minsk [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- belarus [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to ...
- budapest [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- hungary [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In ...
- paris [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- france [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. ...
- madrid [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- spain [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile ...
- berlin [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- germany [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European ...
- ankara [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- turkey [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the ...
- helsinki [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- finland [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its ...
- london [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- uk [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing ...
- European capitals [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
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- Japan [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Africa [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37
- Europe [1%] by ploneadmin, 06-09-2006 10:37