This color design is horrible for color blind people
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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It's horrible for everyone.
What exactly does "European sphere of influence" mean? How is it distinct from "partial control/influence"? Why is Turkiye one and not the other?
For Nepal and Bhutan at least, I think they were essentially a tributary state for the British empire and if they stepped out of line they'd be colonised.
Same with Mongolia for the Soviet Union
I guess it's because of Turkey being occupied after WWI
So, Afganistan, Iran and Mongolia are listed as "European sphere of influence", but Japan and Korea are not?
Yeah, it seems kind of strange to say that Japan has never been in Europe’s sphere of influence considering the history of how the Dutch East India Company and later the British East India Company operated in Japan.
I think is more in a power relationship mean, like Japan and Korea are influenced by Europe because they are partners, not because they are influencing their government.
Eastern Russia has never been colonized?
I don’t even think Russia considers that part of Russia to be Europe
Am I the only one who's never considered Russia part of Europe?
Russia is part Europe and part Asia geographically speaking.
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It was colonized by Russia.
Same for French Guiana
Sad how much unique culture we don't have in the world today that is instead replaced by ubiquitous European sourced culture.
Every time I think of the near complete destruction of Pre-Columbian Indigenous American culture by European colonizers I get angry and sad. It must be one of the worst crimes in history.
Completely agree, the whole Americans conquer was a complete cultural disaster
Ethiopia has never been colonized either :/ what else is wrong here?
Fine, fine, there were those 5 years of occupation, that was not colonization, but ok, there was an attempt.
Not enough to influence their culture though right?
Nobody speaks Italian in there, I think, and they kept their own script and such... the marks left by the fascists there were a whole murdered generation of intellectuals.
And a basic familiarity with Italian dishes, IIRC. Kind of a shitty trade, this Mussolini guy sounds like he was no good.
They also claimed to have ended slavery in the country, but usually when a fascist says something like that in their propaganda it's bullshit.
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Europe is in south america?
That is French Guiana, which is an "overseas department of France" and is in the European Union. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guiana
For those that don't know, French Guiana being an overseas department of France makes it analogous to Alaska or Hawaii, rather than a mere territory. It's considered a fully-fledged part of France, at the same level as all the departments of metropolitan France.
And because of that France's longest border is with Brazil.
Do they also get to vote for the president?
Yes, as it has the same rights as the other French counties in Europe. They also vote in EU parliament elections
That's so cool
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So, a european construct, not part of Europe, the actual continent.
Then there should be much more purple scattered throughout the world.
Within Canada's borders is another part of France.
No.
On your link you can read it's an Overseas Collectivity, unlike French Guyana, which is an Overseas Department. Collectivities have some more autonomy, they can have different laws.
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And yet, they are france.
Is it actually in our borders? It's an island.
Of course we did, nothing like a good pointless naval dispute. Next thing we know our military will be dropping flags and bottles of booze on their beaches.
That's French Guiana and is considered part of France. Just like most of Russia is in Asia, but the map still says it's part of Europe.
Interesting, do you have a source? It seems to be Vice from the logo
Yup, got it from this article!
Thanks!
Hence the saying: The sun never sets on the British Empire
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-does-the-sun-never-sets-on-the-british-empire-mean.html
I've heard that expression to describe the Spanish Empire, TIL that it's also used to talk about the British one.
From Spanish Wikipedia: El imperio donde nunca se pone el sol - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
The expression The empire where the sun never sets has been used in different contexts to define a certain type of global empire, so extensive that there is always at least a part of its territory where it is daytime. It was originally used by the Spanish Empire, mainly between the 16th and 17th centuries. In more recent times it has been used for the British Empire, mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries.