The European powers wanted control of the vast natural resources of Africa. To be in actual control of the government was not a motivating factor but this was needed in order for one European country to keep other European countries out.
Yes very much so. They actually saw us as a country for the first time.
The Puritans or the Pilgrims fled England first and landed in the Netherlands. After staying there for a time, the took ships to the New World.
First, China entered a period of decline. Second, the Industrial Revolution created a need for expanded markets for European goods. At the same time, it gave the West superior military power.
None, Maine was the only state to join the union in 1820.
The United States
Portugal has the same time zone as Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time).
turkey toke participate in the 1912 Olympics
Serbia was a part of Yugoslavia at one time.
It is currently 12:48 AM in the country of Germany right now. Germany is located in the Central European time zone.
There have been numerous European dictatorships. Please resubmit the question specifying the country and time-period for a useful answer.
China
It got a lot of it's European influence from Spain, which controlled Morocco for a while in time.
No, Ukraine spans two time zones. The majority of the country follows Eastern European Time (EET), which is UTC+2. However, there are certain regions in the western part of the country that observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), which is UTC+3 during daylight saving time.
Austria operates on one time zone: Central European Time (CET), which is UTC+1. However, during daylight saving time, the country observes Central European Summer Time (CEST), which is UTC+2.
At one time, England claimed the eastern seaboard of the USA.
Ukraine has two time zones: Eastern European Time (EET) in the west and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) in the east. The country observes daylight saving time by moving one hour ahead in the summer.